TCH east of Nipigon (La route transcanadienne à l'est de Nipigon) - Page 51

Ottawaresident · #**1001** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 7:51 PM**

Why is it closed?

Dengler Avenue · #**1002** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 7:58 PM**

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Why is it closed?

Weather’s too harsh.

Ottawaresident · #**1003** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 8:01 PM**

Oh yeah. The snow's blowing very hard in Ottawa. Wind's at 40 an hour.

vid · #**1004** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 12:41 AM**

If only we had a highway that was impervious to weather.

I wonder if having an identical road 100 feet to the left of the current road would help?????

Dengler Avenue · #**1005** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 1:15 AM**

@vid knowing you (especially your sarcasm)...

For the record, I’m pretty quiet about twinning TCH throughout Northern Ontario now.

sonysnob · #**1006** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:13 AM**

I’ve been calling for a retractable roof over the 401 in Toronto to spare Torontonians from driving in the rain. I’m sure once the technology is perfected it could be scaled to the north accordingly.

vid · #**1007** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:17 AM**

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I’ve been calling for a retractable roof over the 401 in Toronto to spare Torontonians from driving in the rain. I’m sure once the technology is perfected it could be scaled to the north accordingly.

Dengler Avenue · #**1008** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:21 AM**

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I’ve been calling for a retractable roof over the 401 in Toronto to spare Torontonians from driving in the rain. I’m sure once the technology is perfected it could be scaled to the north accordingly.

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Don’t both of you have better things to do...

sonysnob · #**1009** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:23 AM**

Yes.

sonysnob · #**1010** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:25 AM**

I wonder if the brilliant engineers that first thought up smart phones envisioned how much time everyone would waste doing trivial things on the internet...

Dengler Avenue · #**1011** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:27 AM**

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Yes.

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I wonder if the brilliant engineers that first thought up smart phones envisioned how much time everyone would waste doing trivial things on the internet...

Well, whether or not people waste time with them isn’t at all on the engineers; it’s on the people.

vid · #**1012** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:59 AM**

I am using a good ol' fashion desktop personal computer, thank you very much. My phone can't do the interwebs.

I'm not sure if you're aware of this but I've been a member here since before smartphones were invented.

swimmer_spe · #**1013** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by vid

If only we had a highway that was impervious to weather.

I wonder if having an identical road 100 feet to the left of the current road would help?????

Just imagine if there was a way to transport goods and people on something that did not need to slow down or get cancelled due to bad weather?

Dengler Avenue · #**1014** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:57 PM**

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Just imagine if there was a way to transport goods and people on something that did not need to slow down or get cancelled due to bad weather?

Unfortunately, Canada gets the shorter end of the stick (compared to U.S.) when it comes to climate.

swimmer_spe · #**1015** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 7:00 PM**

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Unfortunately, Canada gets the shorter end of the stick (compared to U.S.) when it comes to climate.

I was talking about railways.

Dengler Avenue · #**1016** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 7:52 PM**

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I was talking about railways.

I think it's the same with them. If the weather's too harsh, trains don't run either (snow-blowing locomotives excepted).

Ottawaresident · #**1017** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 8:03 PM**

Well thats kind of a bad idea ... Will it even work? How many days will the 401 be closed (knowing Canada's delays)? How much will it cost?

swimmer_spe · #**1018** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 2:36 AM**

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I think it's the same with them. If the weather's too harsh, trains don't run either (snow-blowing locomotives excepted).

Actually, moving trains across the tracks will keep the snow clear.

vid · #**1019** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 3:09 AM**

Trains rarely ever have to stop, they can go through deep snow like it's nothing. Alberta's deal to ship oil by rail probably rules out any future passenger rail up here, though.

wave46 · #**1020** Posted **Feb 27, 2019, 3:15 AM**

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Just imagine if there was a way to transport goods and people on something that did not need to slow down or get cancelled due to bad weather?

Highways are rarely closed for more than a couple of days per year, except in the most snowy/stormy areas of the province.

It's an expensive solution to a non-problem.

Yes, it sucks when the highways close, but most people hunker down and wait it out. Just like they always have.