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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
That is such a narrow view. Take everywhere west of North Bay and everywhere east of Montreal. All of those people who may drive will likely go through Ottawa. Actual numbers? I don't know.
As far as tourism, how many people west of Highway 7 visit a place like Calypso? You know, a tourist thing on the far east side of the city?
For me, the last time I went to Montreal, at the beginning of the month, I spent all of a few short hours in Ottawa. They were to pick up something at a store we don't have, and to eat a meal. And that was on the way home. On the way there, I did not stop for anything.
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Probably minuscule numbers. Traffic on Highway 17 is pretty light once you get past the Ottawa exurbs.
West of Highway 7 is probably 5% of Calypso’s catchment, so maybe 1000 people a day for the little over 2 months it is open. And this circular route would still not be faster for those people than just driving down the Queensway.
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