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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
No. Almost all of the traffic on the 417 is destined for central Ottawa. There's no through traffic, really, because Ottawa is not along the main QC-Windsor travel route. The only traffic going through the metro would be transcontinental Western Canada/Northern Ontario <-> Quebec/Atlantic Canada travel which is very low volume.
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A much higher priority than a ring road for Ottawa would be a proper connection between the 417 and Gatineau, a plan that might take the form of a tunnel.
Did nobody ever think of that back when the Queensway was being planned? Or was there a plan that got shot down?
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