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Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ
Since im Halgonian i've only been on the TCH past Truro a few times. I do agree that it does need to be twinned on the mainland. What i meant by less importance was the gov' cares mostly about vehicles being able to get to HRM efficiently and safely via the 104/102 corridor. Since this is basically complete they will probably begin focusing on the remaining mainland route. The only bad spot left on the corridor is the interchange of 102/104. Currently you slow from 110 to 50 go around a tight corner then random lanes pop up and end then you speed back up to 110 in a VERY short merge lane.
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Yes, I agree the gov't cares primarily about getting vehicles into/out of HRM. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, just that very few of the highway projects have been funded sufficiently to finish them anywhere near the time the need was identified. Also, most are prioritized on a political basis, rather than traffic volumes/safety, unfortunately. NS isn't unique in this though.
There's also an unfortunate "illusion" created by the 104/102 interchange heading east. Looking along the exit to Halifax gives a view of Truro, a relatively built up area, while looking along the 104 marked with a Cape Breton sign gives a view of farmland. Couple that with most of the eastbound traffic north of Truro coming from Halifax and most of the eastbound traffic on the 104 exiting to Halifax, and you get an exaggerated "illusion" of few vehicles continuing on the 104 East. A similar illusion happens in the westbound direction as well at that interchange.
And, yeah, that 50km/hr ramp which changes into a double lane onramp out of nowhere is annoying, to say the least.