Highways in Canada

[FrAnKs]

I filmed the superb Costal Route 132 in Gaspé Peninsula aswell as Route 299 thru the Appalachian mountains last summer.
Enjoy !

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[FrAnKs]

I also filmed the New sections of Autoroute 73, south of Québec city, between Ste-Marie to St-Georges in the Beauce region, in October.
Enjoy.

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[ScreamingViking]

Both beautiful videos FrAnKs, especially the Gaspé and 299. Merci

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

Both beautiful videos FrAnKs, especially the Gaspé and 299. Merci

Thanks for the kind comment ! I need to come back to Ontario in 2017, unfortunately I neglected your province this year

[eternallyme]

What is the mean operating speed on those highways? I know they are posted at 90 km/h but the demanding curves and elevation changes make that seem generous. I would have probably posted at least 299 at 80 km/h.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by eternallyme

What is the mean operating speed on those highways? I know they are posted at 90 km/h but the demanding curves and elevation changes make that seem generous. I would have probably posted at least 299 at 80 km/h.

Oh there is usually recommended speed at every tight/dangerous curves generally by multiple of 5km/h ( don't ask me why ! ) such as 45, 55 ,65 etc...
You see one yellow sign right at the beginning, the rest of the curves were ''ok'' to me. It doesn't looks like it in the video because it's sped up 4x.

[eternallyme]

As for the Autoroute 73 extension to Maine, I would say that is a low priority. It really shouldn't be done to the border unless there is a commitment for Maine to upgrade US 201, and I'd say connecting NB-1 to I-95 via the ME-9 corridor is much higher priority.

[eternallyme]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Oh there is usually recommended speed at every tight/dangerous curves generally by multiple of 5km/h ( don't ask me why ! ) such as 45, 55 ,65 etc...
You see one yellow sign right at the beginning, the rest of the curves were ''ok'' to me. It doesn't looks like it in the video because it's sped up 4x.

Could those be relics to the imperial days, since those translate well to 30, 35 and 40 mph?

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by eternallyme

As for the Autoroute 73 extension to Maine, I would say that is a low priority. It really shouldn't be done to the border unless there is a commitment for Maine to upgrade US 201, and I'd say connecting NB-1 to I-95 via the ME-9 corridor is much higher priority.

Oh it would be great if it was extended to the border, but I totally agree, it isn't a priority, plus there is not that much traffic that deserve a full dual-carriageway to the border right now.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by eternallyme

Could those be relics to the imperial days, since those translate well to 30, 35 and 40 mph?

Could be a possibility !

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Could be a possibility !

Probably not. Many of the highways with 45-55-65 kmh ramp speeds are fairly new. Or at least were built since the metric conversion.

[eemy]

In that case, perhaps it is instead due to the fact that it's almost exactly 25, 30 and 35 nautical miles.

[Acajack]

It could also be that they use FHWA design standards from the U.S. for their exit ramps, and when they convert them from mph to kmh, it comes out to speeds ending in 5.

[sonysnob]

Video of Autoroute 5 in the Gatineau Region of Quebec:
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[1ajs]

drove back to winnipeg from waboden on highway 6 should of taken more pics along the way what ever 6 hrs latter im in winnipeg one of the few highways u can just let loose and go... normal to get passed by people going 160 and ur doing 120. today mostly people going 100-120 on it and down to 80 90 the parts photographed as was pure ice till i got passed grandrapids.


if u drive posted speed in good conditions u will get into an accedent





been driving past this thing since i was a kid no idea when the crown apeared but its now the king of the 6.




wish i had had some stickers on my to add to it punk band if anyones wondering looked em up

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by sonysnob

Video of Autoroute 5 in the Gatineau Region of Quebec:
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One of my favourite freeway drives. Autoroute 5, and 50 are the only two Quebec Autoroutes I've driven in their entirety.

[haljackey]

1985 documentary about the Coquihalla Highway in British Colombia, Canada

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[craner]

^Interesting video, I didn't realize the Coquihalla was built in so short a timeframe. It should take the TCH designation.

[ssiguy]

I didn't realize it was built that quickly either. Funny how tiny road improvements, bridges, or mass transit for a couple km can take a decade but a monumental feat like this can be done in 20 months. Makes you realize how much we can do when we put our minds to it.

[Taeolas]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

I didn't realize it was built that quickly either. Funny how tiny road improvements, bridges, or mass transit for a couple km can take a decade but a monumental feat like this can be done in 20 months. Makes you realize how much we can do when we put our minds to it.

Part of it is putting your mind to it. Part of it as well is it being a different era; an era where it is a lot harder to drum up a Global protest to a major project at the drop of a hat.

Why did they have such a strict deadline for finishing it up? Were they trying to get it done before a government change or something?