Given that it has taken 15 years to twin just under 60km and factoring the required negotiations with the 3 reserves, I'd estimate 2030-2035 as a reasonable timeline to complete the next 80km.
That's depending on government support, of course.
For the parts that won’t be twinned until much later, maybe it’s time to install tall walls in the centre median? For passing, see my suggestions in the TCH thread (which will rely on strict enforcement).
Also, lol people will have to drive with windows shut even in summer because there could be snakes on the barrier and you sure don’t want them in your car~~~
Seriously though, 3 serious accidents have happened on 69 in Parry Sound (2 fatal), and why is the MPP for Parry Sound - Muskoka not saying anything...
Seriously though, 3 serious accidents have happened on 69 in Parry Sound (2 fatal), and why is the MPP for Parry Sound - Muskoka not saying anything...
They are building a new wind farm and associated hydro line along the Highway 69 corridor through here. My guess would be that the work listed in this twitter post has to do with those projects, and not anything to do with the highway widening itself.
After those 14 km are completed, though, if the push doesn’t come from Parry Sound, I wonder whether any additional pressure from Sudbury will cut it. Politics is for sure at play.
There is a neat little orphaned section of four lane highway just east of the current alignment south of the Highway 522 intersection, where they are going to realign the railway: