The Crowchild Trail interchanges were on the annual Mayor's report to Calgarians a couple of years ago as a project to go ahead soon - something along those lines anyway, it listed a budget of $300 million or something like that.
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Originally Posted by ByeByeBaby
There's a limited benefit in spending $20 million on an interchange for something like 16th Ave / 19th St just to reduce the psychic toll of a few seconds at a red light;
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16th/19th interchange would save a LOT more than a few seconds. Traffic is always backed up in both ways along 16th - sometimes causing dangerous situations where people have to almost slam on their brakes, especially westbound. I think it should be done, together with a redesign of the 16th/Deerfoot interchange, to make that one freeflow in all directions, or at least free flow involving Deerfoot and the leg of 16th East of Deerfoot.
I think once the Provincial economy picks up again, and the rings roads are well on their way, the Province will fix up some of the Deerfoot interchanges.