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Originally Posted by jeremy_haak
I definitely think a divided highway through Northern Ontario is warranted, not because it has high traffic, but for safety reasons. That said, I don't feel the investment that would be required to achieve it is warranted. I do like the idea of having 3 lanes with an alternating centre lane instead, and perhaps dividing the highway where traffic warrants (Highway 69 to Sudbury, and 17 to Sault Ste. Marie) or were it would significantly improve safety.
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I'd say 17 could be a freeway standard from Ottawa all the way to North Bay, possibly even all the way to Sudbury. From there to Manitoba, I'd say make it a three-lane alternating centre-lane solution. If you put any interchanges along the three-lane section, make sure the overpass is built to accommodate a twinned highway in the future... See how much traffic comes first, and plan ahead.