Winnipeg Roads & Infrastructure

[bomberjet]

That's why the loop is being closed. To get a proper accelration lane would require that large retaining all to be moved. So the cheapest is to close the loop and install WB left turn on Portage Ave to access the ramp.

There's so many ideas to float bout. But the City has made their mind up on the shitty 6 lanes stroad option.

[optimusREIM]

It also doesn't help that basically everyone chooses to stop instead of trying to merge on that thing. Another option would be to lengthen the loop. Or reconfigure the north side of the street a bit to make cars join southbound a little further. Honestly, how bad would it be if people wanting to go south on Kenaston had to go from Ness?

[bomberjet]

Edit: Sorry I was thinking of the ramp from EB portage to SB Route 90. You can't see shit coming down that ramp. The loop has lots of room. But I think they want to get rid of the merge there. To make it like a freeway with proper merge lanes lol the whole thing makes no sense to me.

[BlackDog204]

It's rather unbelievable that the loop was designed like that in the first place. I actually went on to Google maps last night to see if I was exaggerating.

The idea of having absolutely no space to merge properly on to Kenaston ( which I believe is 60-70km/h), from the loop, which is probably max 30-40 km/h, is insane. What was the City thinking?

[BlackDog204]

Originally Posted by optimusREIM

It also doesn't help that basically everyone chooses to stop instead of trying to merge on that thing.

lol...not the least surprised. There are people in Calgary and Edmonton, with their superior infrastructure, and numerous freeways, that do not know that one is supposed to speed up when merging. With Winnipeg, where there are no freeways, it must be a pain seeing so many slow down when exiting the off ramp from one of our few overpasses.

[biguc]

The wildest things about those blind merge yield lanes is that they wouldn't work at all if Route 90 was actually free flowing. You actually need traffic to stop at Ness or Academy so you can take your turn.

And how about that off-ramp from SB Route 90 to WB Portage just dumping onto a residential street? Or how about the on-ramp from EB portage to NB Route 90, which doesn't exist?

[FactaNV]

Reference large construction site on the North side of Provencher, are they getting started on building out the bike lanes and redoing the street as per the plan that came out a while ago?

[cllew]

Originally Posted by The Jabroni

If only we have somewhat of a better funding model for our roads...

EDIT: On a side note, what is the status of Archibald between Marion and Plinguet? We're several days into July now and not a single construction crew or equipment has finished up the bike paths on the east side/northbound side of Archibald, along with some finishing touches with paving into the parking lots of businesses, side streets, and finish up the curb island right at the turning lane going into eastbound Marion from Archibald. All those barricades are still in place of those curbs. They went into mid-November last year to finish up the curbs and paving Archibald.

CN recently did work on the crossing right by First Canada and Messier St.

Work has restarted on Archibald as of July 22 . There is no southbound traffic starting at Plinguet Street and the northbound traffic is moved to the southbound lane with JC's loaders etc sitting in the normal northbound lane.

there may be some off rush hour closures northbound for gas work thru Aug 5 as well.

[The Jabroni]

Originally Posted by cllew

Work has restarted on Archibald as of July 22 . There is no southbound traffic starting at Plinguet Street and the northbound traffic is moved to the southbound lane with JC's loaders etc sitting in the normal northbound lane.

there may be some off rush hour closures northbound for gas work thru Aug 5 as well.

Yup, noticed the signages leading up to them.

Thanks!

[bomberjet]

Maybe CN moved the crossing signal mast to be aligned properly with the road and pathway. The crossing itself was rehabbed in recent times to remove all the unused tracks.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Maybe CN moved the crossing signal mast to be aligned properly with the road and pathway. The crossing itself was rehabbed in recent times to remove all the unused tracks.

Crossing Signal mast location northbound was changed out a few years ago probably in advance of the paving work.

[zalf]

Within the last day, it seems some shark's teeth were painted at Bannatyne and Furby. I know the e are ubiquitous in much of the world, but I can't recall having ever seen them here. Is this a new pilot programme by the City?

[cllew]

Originally Posted by zalf

Within the last day, it seems some shark's teeth were painted at Bannatyne and Furby. I know the e are ubiquitous in much of the world, but I can't recall having ever seen them here. Is this a new pilot programme by the City?

Not new, they have been there since at least 2019 according to Google Maps. I think it may be associated with the bike line on the right side of the street.

[zalf]

Originally Posted by cllew

Not new, they have been there since at least 2019 according to Google Maps. I think it may be associated with the bike line on the right side of the street.

That is certainly the context in which I saw it. Good to know. Seems like a straightforwardly useful and cheap improvement to the city, at the very least in the non-snowy months.

[cllew]

For some reason I associate that pavement marking design with speed bumps, maybe because I have seem them in private parking lots.

[Hecate]

Don’t really know where it belongs but a massive accident on 59 north and dunning tonight. Disrupting traffic in both directions on a Friday night. This intersection has been needing upgrades for years. The traffic on 59 is absolutely insane on the weekends. I wrote to my mla at the time who was also the minister for transportation and infrastructure Ron Schuler about how dangerous the intersection is and not even an automated email response. Hopefully something finally gets done because it’s fucking pathetic that a community of thousands has a stop sign to access one of the busiest highways in the province.

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by Hecate

Don’t really know where it belongs but a massive accident on 59 north and dunning tonight. Disrupting traffic in both directions on a Friday night. This intersection has been needing upgrades for years. The traffic on 59 is absolutely insane on the weekends. I wrote to my mla at the time who was also the minister for transportation and infrastructure Ron Schuler about how dangerous the intersection is and not even an automated email response. Hopefully something finally gets done because it’s fucking pathetic that a community of thousands has a stop sign to access one of the busiest highways in the province.

Ron Schuler is such a dumbfuck. He has never answered any letters anyone I know have sent and always acts entitled at public events. He needs the boot quick.

[Hecate]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

Ron Schuler is such a dumbfuck. He has never answered any letters anyone I know have sent and always acts entitled at public events. He needs the boot quick.

I call him the Putin of springfield… the guy does fuck all for our community and gets elected again and again and again. Bang my head against a wall.

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by Hecate

I call him the Putin of springfield… the guy does fuck all for our community and gets elected again and again and again. Bang my head against a wall.

I don't think he could find Cooks Creek on a map, based on the amount of times he's been seen in the area. Too busy being a creep and wasting oxygen I guess. But that's neither here nor there since I moved to the city (although hoping to move back to CC in the next ten years).

[Hecate]

His legacy will be the shitty undersized roundabout at garven and 206 lol.