I've had to drive twice to the airport for 6 pm flights in the last month, where once I stopped at the White Spot on Barlow, the other time coming from NW near Foothills Hospital. Both times getting to the airport was a real disaster. Once because a stalled truck at 32 on Deerfoot caused gridlock everywhere, and the other time (coming from White Spot) took me 28 minutes when it used to take less than 10. Going home to avoid the gridlock, I went up Barlow to CHB, then across to 36th. I don't really see how building the tunnel will really improve this access. If CHB was widened (and it looks like they're doing that) and 36 wasn't the disaster it is, how much time would this tunnel save?
I'm not quite sure how this tunnel would improve access to the airport. If it's for NE residents, then that makes sense, but the city should sell it like that. This tunnel is going to hardly help access to the airport. I've said all along, they should widen McCall and make a tunnel underneath the new tarmac to the airport. Would immensely improve access since it would be like "the old days" where Barlow helped people heading to Castleridge and the NE neighbourhoods plus the airport. Maybe I'm missing something significant here.
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