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Originally Posted by roger1818
A large percentage of the traffic using Nicolas are heading to Gatineau. My suggestion (which I forgot to mention) would be to time this change with the opening of an alternate route to Gatineau (be it the "truck" tunnel, a Kettle Island bridge or some other routing), King Edward could then handle the remaining displaced traffic (with minor modifications, like the removal of street parking).
As for Colonel By, I don't believe it is an effective vehicular link and the city would be better without it.
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Colonel By provides a good link to the airport, particularly for VIP-type visitors. We can still pretend we're a capital city sometimes. Past Bronson it could probably go if politicians don't mind pissing off commuters in Nepean.
In addition to Quebec traffic, as LRTfriend pointed out, Nicholas is the main link to downtown (as well as the Rideau Centre and market area) link from the east and south. The Metcalfe exit has a complicated detour around the museum. King Edward couldn't handle the displaced traffic at all. Downtown-bound traffic would have to turn left at from King Edward to Laurier, which can in no way replace the double left turn lane onto Laurier at Nicholas.
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