Highways in Canada

[Dirt_Devil]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

A quick look on google maps shows that there is only one road connecting QC and Levis, so that at least makes sense (in theory).

You are right! But in fact there are 2 roads. Pierre-Laporte Bridge and Quebec Bridge. For an average of 155,000-160,000 daily crossings if I recall correctly. Which would be in the same league as Champlain Bridge in Montreal if there were only one bridge.

[harls]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

Do Quebec City's freeways ever get backed up?

This place (73/40/573) gets pretty congested.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.8085451,-71.3345674,2133m/data=!3m1!1e3

See the little right of way to the left? Hmm..

[Tone]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

A quick look on google maps shows that there is only one road connecting QC and Levis, so that at least makes sense (in theory).

This road is part of your country's history!

[Franco401]

Originally Posted by harls

This place (73/40/573) gets pretty congested.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@46.8085451,-71.3345674,2133m/data=!3m1!1e3

See the little right of way to the left? Hmm..

That right-of-way was originally supposed to be A-40, but was never built. Quebec City has a few highway projects that were never completed, such as a tunnel under the city to connect the existing sections of A-440.

[SOSS]

Originally Posted by Franco401

That right-of-way was originally supposed to be A-40, but was never built. Quebec City has a few highway projects that were never completed, such as a tunnel under the city to connect the existing sections of A-440.

How would a tunnel under the city be a right of way...? Are land titles different in Quebec? For instance, my understanding is that you may own your home and your land but not whats under it like resource claims nor what is above your land, like air traffic corridors.

[ssiguy]

It's so odd that Canada's oldest cities like Mon/QC/Ott/Tor/Hal/SJ/Ham/Sher/Wind {with the very noticeable exception of London} tend to have the best highway systems while the newer cities, especially in the West, tend to have the worst.

You would sort of think it would be the other way around.

[SOSS]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

It's so odd that Canada's oldest cities like Mon/QC/Ott/Tor/Hal/SJ/Ham/Sher/Wind {with the very noticeable exception of London} tend to have the best highway systems while the newer cities, especially in the West, tend to have the worst.

You would sort of think it would be the other way around.

The older cities have had more time to build their highway system with considerable federal money. The more recent the year the more federal download has happened the to provinces.

I would say Calgary has a pretty extensive highway system.

[sonysnob]

Originally Posted by SOSS

The older cities have had more time to build their highway system with considerable federal money. The more recent the year the more federal download has happened the to provinces.

I would say Calgary has a pretty extensive highway system.

Highways have always been primarily a provincial expenditure. There has never been a time in Canadian history where there was a dedicated federal fund for highways in Canada. Older Canadian cities built there highways using their own provincial tax dollars just as newer Canadian cities have.

[Boris2k7]

The same fiscally conservative climate that limits the construction of new hospitals and schools prevents the development of lavish highway systems.

[SOSS]

Originally Posted by sonysnob

Highways have always been primarily a provincial expenditure. There has never been a time in Canadian history where there was a dedicated federal fund for highways in Canada. Older Canadian cities built there highways using their own provincial tax dollars just as newer Canadian cities have.

True, directly the feds haven't driven (pardon the pun) highway development. They have done it indirectly with transfer funds to the 'have-not' provinces.

[MalcolmTucker]

certainly the environment of the last 5 years has hit the non-priority highway network. A much higher proportion of the money is going to the bigger projects on major divided highways.

[GreaterMontréal]

Autoroute Bonaventure

will be transformed into a urban boulevard.
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http://projetbonaventure.ca/wp-content/u...tBonaventure_Concept-damenagement_lo.pdf

[MTLskyline]

Looks more like a suburban boulevard to me.

[GreaterMontréal]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

Looks more like a suburban boulevard to me.

5 lanes wide, very wide sidewalks,... not bad,

[eternallyme]

What are the traffic counts on the Bonaventure? Since if they are high, it might just be a recipe for gridlock.

[FrAnKs]

A40 West between Trois-Rivières and Montréal

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[Franco401]

Originally Posted by SOSS

How would a tunnel under the city be a right of way...? Are land titles different in Quebec? For instance, my understanding is that you may own your home and your land but not whats under it like resource claims nor what is above your land, like air traffic corridors.

The right-of-way shown on the map was for a surface freeway. The tunnel was supposed to join the ends of A-440, from here to here. Both projects are considered dead, although either could be revived at any time.

[Darkoshvilli]

I was certain the new Bonaventure blvd project included highrises lining the blvrd. Dissapointing...

[GreaterMontréal]

Originally Posted by Darkoshvilli

I was certain the new Bonaventure blvd project included highrises lining the blvrd. Dissapointing...

you can't have highrises , it's a highway entrance. The flow of the traffic must be continuous, if you have highrises, it would be a problem with all the parking entrances. You can't compare boul.Robert-Bourassa with boul.René-Lévesque.
high rises in the middle of the traffic flow = not a good idea.

[Rico Rommheim]

Yeah public green spaces in between those two busy arteries? That's a recipe for unused space, a concept that reminds of Viger square and the other junkie/empty parks built on top of the Ville-Marie. Not a good idea, let's hope this is not final.