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Originally Posted by oilboy2
And even once it's twinned I hope people realize there will still be horrific accidents. Then what will they say? All one has to do is drive between Calgary and Edmonton and count the crosses on that twinned highway. On top of that more than a few were result of head on collisions...yes on a twinned highway. Only recently did that ugly cable barrier go up to prevent more cars crossing into the other lane.
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As noted, you'll never eliminate all accidents. Especially in a place where winter lasts six months.
However, the Highway 2 comparison isn't entirely valid because policies have changed in the years since. There is no way you could get away with building a highway with such a small median between any more. The twinned 63 would be more like new highways with a very wide gap between.
It's actually interesting when driving to Grande Prairie to see how different the new road is compared to the old. The new one flattens hills as much as possible and the turns tend to be far more sweeping. The old one is like a roller coaster in places with sharper turns. They do a lot of things now to try and enhance the safety of the road that they didnt do when these highways were first built.