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Originally Posted by Carboy15
I agree. For an expressway system in Manitoba, basically the only roads that would justify it are 1, 16, 75, and the Perimeter Highway.
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Why would anyone make Hwy #16 an expressway in Manitoba? The only reason it is twinned in Alberta, is because of the large population surrounding it, and how widely used i is. East of Saskatoon, it is just a normal highway, not worthy of even being twinned, as it's just as fast to go south of the #11 to Regina, then to Winnipeg on the trans-Canada.
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Saskatchewan and Alberta has population centers all over the place, therefore an extensive expressway system would make sense.
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It makes no sense in Saskatchewan, other than dividing the highway from Saskatoon to Regina. Winnipeg is larger than Saskatoon and Regina combined, so one can make a legitimate argument that Winnipeg should have at least two limited access highways running through it. The largest city in Saskatchewan has less than 400,000 people residing in it.
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We all know that Alberta Highways 1, 2, 3, 4, and 16 are going to be upgraded to freeway standards in the future as they all go through the biggest cities in Alberta.
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I would not hold your breath for the Crowsnest Pass highway (#3) to become a freeway. Not enough people use it. The only place it would be limited access is from the Hwy #2 intersection through Lethbridge. Hwy 16 is not going to be upgraded to a freeway in most parts of Alberta. The Government is spending hundreds of millions upgrading the Yellowhead inside Edmonton, to make it limited access. There simply is no money to extend the freeway to Lloydminster, or Jasper.
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Saskatchewan Highways 1, 7, 11, 16, and 39 also go through the biggest cities, therefore those highways would justify upgrades.
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One could make a better argument to upgrade Manitoba's main highways than that of Saskatchewan. Prince Albert, Kindersley, Yorkton, and Weyburn are not big cities. I mean one can argue Hwy #6 should have major upgrades since it goes to Thompson, but it's not a pressing matter.