Highway 174

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The idea of a bypass has been floated around since the 174 will not have the capacity to carry population growth for the next 20 years east of Trim. Widening may be an option but when the urban boundary is expanded east of Frank Kenny, this will put added pressure on congestion and need for lower speeds and added intersection requirements, not to mention future growth in Clarence-Rockland.

The province has to take over responsibility for this problem, not the city. 174 needs at least 3 lanes currently and likely 4 lanes out of Orleans to 417, and 2 lane grade separated highway from Trim to beyond Rockland. It would be nearly impossible to do this using the current alignment to achieve this. Hence the idea of a new alignment beyond Orleans more towards the south and connect Rockland and Clarence Creek by the south.