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Old Posted Mar 24, 2021, 12:39 AM
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If 14.8K is considered low then......
I thought that even twinning the bridge was in the books at one point.
I was in the books until a the new premier decided to be radically fiscally conservative. Had they not put the causeway bridge project off a year, they would have had it finished in the pandemic with the least amount of impact on people travelling. Instead they put it off by a year, made drastic cuts to the Route 11 project and made excessive budget cuts in other areas too.
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Old Posted Mar 24, 2021, 1:24 AM
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If 14.8K is considered low then......
I thought that even twinning the bridge was in the books at one point.
This number is down to 11.3K in 2018, as an FYI. The Newcastle crossing is busier.
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Old Posted Mar 24, 2021, 1:59 AM
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Anything above 10K is very significant for N.B. no less.
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Anything above 10K is very significant for N.B. no less.
10k seems to be the AADT target that NB uses to consider highway twinning.

The problem with the Centennial Bridge in Miramichi is that it is a narrow two lane structure, and the south side approaches to the bridge do not have the ROW necessary to allow for highway twinning.
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Old Posted Mar 24, 2021, 9:40 AM
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10k seems to be the AADT target that NB uses to consider highway twinning.

The problem with the Centennial Bridge in Miramichi is that it is a narrow two lane structure, and the south side approaches to the bridge do not have the ROW necessary to allow for highway twinning.
And how much of that 11-14k continues on much N of Miramichi or S of Napan? I would imagine a lot of the traffic would be local?

Not saying that definitively, of course. More curious.
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Old Posted Mar 24, 2021, 11:05 AM
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10k seems to be the AADT target that NB uses to consider highway twinning.

The problem with the Centennial Bridge in Miramichi is that it is a narrow two lane structure, and the south side approaches to the bridge do not have the ROW necessary to allow for highway twinning.
Okay, so twinning 11 on the south side does require taking a few houses out.
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And how much of that 11-14k continues on much N of Miramichi or S of Napan? I would imagine a lot of the traffic would be local?

Not saying that definitively, of course. More curious.
I guess we can twin the super-2 between N.B.-11 Exit 119 and N.B.-8 Exit 180 still.

In some sense, I also think it’s good that the bridge isn’t being rehabilitated for now. We should be looking at building a 4-lane bridge anew instead (because the current bridge has no shoulder).
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Old Posted Mar 24, 2021, 3:56 PM
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And how much of that 11-14k continues on much N of Miramichi or S of Napan? I would imagine a lot of the traffic would be local?

Not saying that definitively, of course. More curious.
It's, like, mostly local. As of 2018 R11 northbound into Miramichi is between 6-7K AADT, and that total splits in two beyond Miramichi between R11 (4.5Kish) and R8 (3.9Kish).
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FWIW, for the folks worried about the RV/Moncton traffic, we've put up a new cam:

https://www.moncton.ca/webcams

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FWIW, for the folks worried about the RV/Moncton traffic, we've put up a new cam:

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Loving all the cameras, keep them coming ☺️☺️
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https://www.infodimanche.com/actuali...taires-en-2021
From earlier this week:
M.T.Q.'s tendering more work for the current sections of 185 being twinned. I see asphaltage mentioned, so I'm guessing it's to repave the current roadway before opening all 4 lanes of the new A85 to traffic (as is the standard in a lot of twinning work)?
Afterwards, there will be 2 more tenders for twinning 2 other sections, both of which are near Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata.

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Who here is excited to try out the new sections of A85 later this year? I hope that Atlantic Canada will be reopened by the time they're operational and that it will still be lobster season.
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Who here is excited to try out the new sections of A85 later this year?
Hopefully it'll save 10-15 minutes in total once it's all completed...getting stuck behind trailers or RVs on the single-lane segments was always annoying.
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Hopefully it'll save 10-15 minutes in total once it's all completed...getting stuck behind trailers or RVs on the single-lane segments was always annoying.
Well I hope Quebec means it when it promises to get it all done by 2025. The province was supposed to be done with everything by this year...
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Funny enough, when I tried to look this up in English, nothing turned up.
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Any little bit they open is a plus! It will be an incomparable improvement over the old 185
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https://hwy104twinning.ca/
Are "upgrades to existing" repaving the current lanes? (Contextually speaking, it sounds like it.)
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https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/fr...chantiers.aspx
By the way, one can always refer to this for when projects should be finished in Quebec (well, plus 1~2 months), so, from the looks of it, some sections of QC-A85 should be done late summer/early fall this year.
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Old Posted Apr 26, 2021, 10:49 AM
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Are "upgrades to existing" repaving the current lanes? (Contextually speaking, it sounds like it.)
Yes and it also includes replacing 8 overpasses/bridges that are about 55 years old now. The existing lanes opened as a Super 2 around '66-'67.

And looking at the posted schedule it appears we'll be switched over to the new lanes this fall (but still as a 2 lane highway) while the existing lanes are reconstructed.

The completely new 10km 4-lane section bypassing Marshy Hope would not open until 2023 when everything is finished.
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Found this today on the NB DOT Website

FEDERAL–PROVINCIAL COST–SHARED PROJECTS
CAPITAL PROJECTS 2021‐22
PROJECTS
DESCRIPTION LENGTH (km)

Route 11, Cocagne River to Little Bouctouche River
Cocagne River to Ward Road Area, Grading (Carryover) ‐


Murray Brook to Ward Road ‐ Paving, Signing & Lighting ‐
Route 11, Shediac River to Cocagne River
Shediac River Bridge #1.5 West (Carryover) ‐

It appears the four lane between Bouctouche and Cocagne will be paved this year
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Any updates to report of major highway projects in NB/NS THIS SPRING
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NSTIR has an information page up for the Port Hastings Roundabout project. This $5 million project will replace the rotary with a modern roundabout, street changes, and new storage lane for the Canso Canal Swing Bridge. The intersection is one of the most important in Nova Scotia since it is the only connection to Cape Breton Island from the mainland and it is where Highway 104 (TCH), Highway 105 (TCH), Trunk 19, and Trunk 4 meet. Construction will begin later this year.

NSTIR - Port Hastings Roundabout

The video explains the project well. Interesting side note apparently there are about 60 roundabouts in Nova Scotia. Many were built by the province as part of larger highway construction projects.
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NB Route 11

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News Release
Transportation and Infrastructure
Measures to enhance road safety on sections of Route 11
19 May 2021
REXTON (GNB) – This construction season, the provincial government will be installing shoulder and centreline rumble strips on two sections of Route 11 between Miramichi and Bouctouche to enhance traveller safety.

“This is the first time centerline rumble strips will be installed on two-lane highways in the province,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jill Green. “Other jurisdictions have successfully implemented them, and this will provide us with an opportunity to evaluate their effectiveness.”

Shoulder and centreline rumble strips will be installed on a 12-km section, from South Napan Road to McKenzie Road, and a 15-km section, from the Rexton interchange to the Saint-Pierre Road overpass.

Both centreline and shoulder rumble strips are grooves in the pavement that create vibrations and noise to alert drivers when they are leaving their lane. Research indicates that this safety measure can help reduce vehicle collisions.

“Safety is and always will be our top priority,” said Green. “We continue to review various safety options to help decrease collision rates and enhance traveller safety along Route 11.”

The project tender is expected to be posted by June.



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^Centre line rumble strips work great. We've had them for quite awhile in Nova Scotia. We've even taken it a step further and installed double rumble strips on some sections of Super-2.

Google Streetview of Highway 101 west of Coldbrook.

The fun rumble strips are the ones that run across Highway 104 at the Cobequid Toll Plaza. Those things will wake up your passengers. No warning and no way to avoid them. They used to wake me up and tell me we were only ten minutes away from grandma's house. Now that I'm always the one driving they aren't as pleasant.
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