London Roads - Page 68

jammer139 · #**1341** Posted **Aug 9, 2021, 4:03 PM**

Ottawa police lay over 100 noisemaker charges in Blitz. When will LPS do the same to stop the bikers and tuners from racing all night long?

https://driving.ca/auto-news/crashes/ottawa-police-service-crack-down-on-speeders-noisy-vehicles

jammer139 · #**1342** Posted **Aug 20, 2021, 11:17 PM**

City restarting the Western Rd - Philip Aziz Ave study delayed from back in 2015.

https://pub-london.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=83086

jammer139 · #**1343** Posted **Sep 29, 2021, 4:12 PM**

Curbs finally getting poured on Dundas east of Adelaide.

Pimpmasterdac · #**1344** Posted **Oct 19, 2021, 1:23 AM**

I know it's south of London, but Elgin Country looks posied to add another roundabout. The current clusterfuck that is Wonderland - Ron McNeil Line - Highway 3 is being realigned into a more coherent roundabout. Interesting the EA references the seemingly dead Highway 3 - St Thomas Bypass as more than a dream and potential long term solution.

EA - Design Concepts https://cardioid-bellflower-dxsx.squarespace.com/alternative-road-alignments

Djeffery · #**1345** Posted **Oct 19, 2021, 10:32 AM**

I had heard a while back they wanted to do something in that area. Now I guess with Amazon well underway and who know who else moving in to that industrial park, they are going to want to get that going.

jammer139 · #**1346** Posted **Oct 19, 2021, 1:00 PM**

Dundas St east of Adelaide now has sidewalks poured and they are busy grading the road surface in prep for a base coat of asphalt.

jammer139 · #**1347** Posted **Oct 19, 2021, 1:07 PM**

This is great news as Wonderland has become a popular north south route since the new 401 interchange was built. Hopefully shovels go into the ground ASAP.

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Originally Posted by Pimpmasterdac

I know it's south of London, but Elgin Country looks posied to add another roundabout. The current clusterfuck that is Wonderland - Ron McNeil Line - Highway 3 is being realigned into a more coherent roundabout. Interesting the EA references the seemingly dead Highway 3 - St Thomas Bypass as more than a dream and potential long term solution.

EA - Design Concepts https://cardioid-bellflower-dxsx.squarespace.com/alternative-road-alignments

jammer139 · #**1348** Posted **Oct 19, 2021, 1:13 PM**

Planning committee yesterday mentioned some timelines for Oxford St roadwork. The planned roundabout at Gideon and Oxford is targeting 2024 to be built and the reconstruction of Oxford east of that is 2025. Let's hope that means a proper 5 lanes wide thru to Sanatorium Rd. Hopefully the County starts rebuilding Glendon thru to the 402 by then as well.

haljackey · #**1349** Posted **Oct 19, 2021, 3:41 PM**

Ya extending Wonderland to Highway 3 makes sense. I do support a roundabout as well since I'd expect traffic volumes on Highway 3 and Wonderland will be pretty similar.

Highway 3's freeway conversion is pretty much dead so while a interchange would be cool here (along with Wellington Road / Highway 3 some day), I am ok with the roundabout. If it's a larger circumference roundabout you could maintain a decent speed if there's no other traffic.

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Regarding Oxford and on the topic of roundabouts - if Oxford and Gideon is getting one, can we also make one at Oxford and Commissioners/Kains? That may also be a good location.

Djeffery · #**1350** Posted **Oct 19, 2021, 10:21 PM**

Highbury is getting close to being finished south of Hamilton Rd. Northbound traffic is now back on it's own refurbed bridge. One lane each way still as crews work on installing the new median barrier.

jammer139 · #**1351** Posted **Oct 21, 2021, 4:41 PM**

Windermere Rd EA progressing thru the stages.

https://pub-london.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=86119

jammer139 · #**1352** Posted **Oct 21, 2021, 4:43 PM**

Oxford Street West and Gideon Drive intersection EA recommendation for a multi-lane roundabout. Potential 2024 build date.

https://pub-london.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=86118

tyeman200 · #**1353** Posted **Oct 21, 2021, 11:37 PM**

What is London's obsession with ripping out islands? Pretty annoyed they are ripping out the island at the intersection of Bradley and Adelaide. It looks like they are doing the intersection, which is a waste of money IMO. That road needs a rewidening since Southdale got rewidened past Wharncliffe. Why is our city gunna waste money redoing an intersection when they can just add more lanes and redo the entire road? This city is so backwards it makes me sick. Also like how they repaved the entire VMP, should have just turned it into a freeway at that point.

CanadianTalk · #**1354** Posted **Oct 21, 2021, 11:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by jammer139

Windermere Rd EA progressing thru the stages.

https://pub-london.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=86119

Interesting that the new design still does not include a left-turn lane on Windermere for cars wanting to turn left onto Canterbury Road.

Pimpmasterdac · #**1355** Posted **Oct 22, 2021, 2:06 AM**

Those pork chop islands are being removed since they prioritized cars over pedestrians. Fully agree, complete waste of money and it's been done to a number of intersections that call for complete rebuilds and expansions. IMO its to appease the car hating crowd how think active transit is the solution to all our problems rather than a practical solution to congestion.

As for VMP it was scheduled to be a full freeway by 2062, which might be a reasonable timeline given the lack of any progress since widening Airport/VMP in the early 2020s. City needs to make the whole length of it 4 lanes north of Oxford to Clark Rd. Might not happen with the crackpots on council...

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Originally Posted by tyeman200

What is London's obsession with ripping out islands? Pretty annoyed they are ripping out the island at the intersection of Bradley and Adelaide. It looks like they are doing the intersection, which is a waste of money IMO. That road needs a rewidening since Southdale got rewidened past Wharncliffe. Why is our city gunna waste money redoing an intersection when they can just add more lanes and redo the entire road? This city is so backwards it makes me sick. Also like how they repaved the entire VMP, should have just turned it into a freeway at that point.

jaradthescot · #**1356** Posted **Oct 22, 2021, 3:22 PM**

Slip lanes are incredibly dangerous for both pedestrians and auto traffic. I suspect they will all be gone (except for actual freeway situations) within the next 10 years as engineering standards modernise.

MolsonExport · #**1357** Posted **Oct 22, 2021, 8:08 PM**

^agreed.

haljackey · #**1358** Posted **Oct 23, 2021, 2:59 PM**

Agreed as well.

However I sort of disagree with their removal at intersections that aren't part of any other roadwork project. Would be best to do all kinds of upgrades at once if possible.

There are exceptions however- Like Oxford and Adelaide. That intersection has a lot of pedestrian traffic and it's much better now to have them removed not just for pedestrians, but for drivers too who can better see them.

'Pork chops' aren't really in modern road design standards outside of freeways as mentioned. However I still think there are some spots in town where they work and should be kept- such as the right turn from Wharncliffe SB to Commissioners WB.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wharnc...87d30ba29a!8m2!3d42.949562!4d-81.2587891

Djeffery · #**1359** Posted **Oct 23, 2021, 3:06 PM**

Yeah, Wharncliffe and Commissioners would be a pretty far walk across for seniors or anyone with mobility issues in that area going to the grocery store if not for the pork chop island to give them the head start.

Pimpmasterdac · #**1360** Posted **Oct 25, 2021, 1:37 AM**

There were several intersections like Bradley & Adelaide and Wharncliffe & Southdale that were utterly butchered, without any to improvement to the road network. Never seen any pedestrians at those Intersections but anti car crowd must be thrilled. To top it off Bradley is suppose to widened east of Wellington and Wharncliffe Southdale is suppose to be expanded to include double left turns, but none of that work was done..