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Originally Posted by RuralCitizen
I'd argue that people have been asking for a East end bridge for more than half a century. I think people in Orleans and Rockland are perfectly entitled to complain about the lack of bridge. It is more than adding a a bridge to "reduce" traffic. It is more about not having to go downtown to cross the river. Linking 2 french communities without having to do a ridiculous detour.
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You just reminded me of one of the main reasons why there is a bridge in the west and not in the east.
The first Champlain Bridge was built about 100 years ago so that the rich denizens in Ottawa's west end could access the recreational opportunities they particularly liked in Aylmer and other parts of West Quebec.
There was no such consideration on the eastern side of the region in those days.
(Funny how a number of road infrastructure decisions in Ottawa seem to have ethno-cultural and socio-economic dimensions. For example, the Vanier Parkway cuts straight through Vanier but dead ends as soon as you get to New Edinburgh.)
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