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Old 01-15-2010, 08:51 AM   #23
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Glenmore can never truly be a Freeway through the City, (for all traffic that is), as the reservoir doesn't allow hazardous goods over it. Major amounts of truck traffic would not be able to use a Glenmore "Freeway" - wait a minute, that would be a good thing!
Only one class of hazardous goods cannot go over the reservoir. A small portion of hazardous materials.

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Speaking of dumb Deerfoot; I'd like to thank the genius engineer who decided it would be a good idea to have the base of the most major road in Town be concrete. Its not like it freezes and thaws here at all.
Concrete isn't the problem, it's the era that the concrete sections were done. They didn't get it quite smooth enough.

Concrete roads are more expensive, but last much longer. Asphalt is much worse in freeze thaw cycles, as that is when potholes form.
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