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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I just think all the naysayers against this tunnel being built because "it doesn't affect them" will eat their words once this tunnel gets scrapped, and they miss their flight because they're stuck in a 2 hour long traffic jam on Deerfoot. But then, they'll just blame the city for "poor planning".
Deerfoot Trail is already jammed beyond belief. Imagine all the traffic from people who used to use Barlow spilling onto Deerfoot during rush hour traffic. That is going to suck. That's why IMO, any roadways that will relieve Deerfoot of some of it's volume is always welcome news to me.
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Exactly. I think the desperate need for the tunnel will be obvious when, in the time between Barlow closing and Metis Trail opening ( a couple of months at least), a snowfall or an accident turns Deerfoot into a parking lot, and there is no backup road that can even come close to allieviating the pressure.
Deerfoot is already a slow drive, plus it's going to have extra traffic thanks to Barlow closing, it won't take much to turn it into a near parking lot.
Lets say you are going to the Airport heading north on Deerfoot to catch a flight around afternoon rush hour. An accident shuts down Deerfoot just north of 64th Ave, and you are stuck just north of 16th Ave. Name a alternative route that you could take to the Airport that wouldn't add at least 1.5 hours to your trip. IMO, there is none. Every alternative road isn't very big, and will be nearly at capacity on a normal day.