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Originally Posted by Mazrim
Just wanted to say...after driving through Saskatchewan and Manitoba the last week, the roads here in Calgary are pretty damn nice in comparison. Everyone is getting hit hard by potholes and frost heaves it seems this year, and the Trans Canada in and around Regina was absolutely the worst I've seen.
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Hopefully without starting a flamewar...
What you say is true pretty much every year. I do the drive at least once a year and the highways are noticeably worse (although to be fair, SK highways are in damned good shape the past couple of years) and the city streets are like night and day. So when I hear people in Calgary complaining about the roads, I chuckle a bit. Hell, I've been here long enough that I catch MYSELF complaining - and then I go for a road trip, and remember what bad roads are really like. The clay soils in Manitoba are absolute hell on just about any roadbed.
I may be driving east very soon, so I just wanted to say thanks for the heads up. Fortunately I'll be taking a vehicle with high clearance and excellent suspension, but at 125 or so no vehicle is immune to bad roads.