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Originally Posted by esquire
It looks like there is a lot of room between PTH 15 and the CN mainline... hard to believe that they couldn't fit another 2 lanes of traffic in there.
I always thought it was kind of weird that MI wanted to build a short 4 lane expressway to a town that isn't particularly large, as opposed to just twinning 15 instead. If the plan had just been to twin 15 to the Oakbank turnoff, it probably could have happened years ago.
Anyone know what the ROW for the Oakbank highway would look like? I presume it would be an extension of Gunn Road? Crazy to think that it could mean adding another at-grade intersection on a busy highway.
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I think, back in the day the proposals first came out, there was significant development on both sides of HWY 15 making the exportation costs extremely high. The project also does not align at all with the east-west corridor route including CPT/CCW/Headingley bypass. The current traffic flow also requires crossing the CN main line at 206 while the proposed routes all stayed north of the CN main line and south of the CP main line. The proposed ROW were variations of along the hydro corridor through what at the time was almost exclusively agricultural land.
Also as this is part of the master plan for a high speed east-west route through the north side of the capital region it isn't exactly fair to call it a "short 4 lane expressway". Back when the proposal first came up the traffic volume HWY 15 was pushing on a daily basis were crazy for a two lane road and the area has only grown since.
It also would not be adding an at grade intersection to the Perimeter as it would be at extension to CPT which itself would replace Gunn Rd at the Perimeter. The proposal is very similar to how CCW is a net new road but ended up replacing Saskatchewan at the Perimeter.
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Originally Posted by esquire
Sorry, I meant to say another traffic signalled intersection... it would be quite busy. One would hope they'd build an interchange there on day one as with CCW/101, but man... who knows.
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It is actually rather shocking that Gunn/Perimeter allows left turns today with nothing more than a stop sign. It really should be upgraded to a traffic signalled intersection ASAP. Yes traffic signals on the Perimeter are the wrong way to be going but if they can add one for 330 they sure as heck should be doing the same for Gunn Rd,
as it is today to improve safety until a full grade separation can be built.