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Originally Posted by Acey
Will there be perceptible difference in the parking lot that is McKnight Blvd? No. That is arguably the single biggest bottleneck in the NE, I think it's fair to be disappointed that this $300M project won't even make a dent in it.
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Yes, there will be some noticable difference. The NE Communities north of McKnight will be less reliant on McKnight. Plus, traffic coming from North Central to the Sunridge Mall/PL Hospital area will have another alternative route.
There is definitely some traffic that currently takes McKnight that will start taking Airport Trail instead. Even if it's just 5% of the total, that 5% can ease the crunch on McKnight a great deal. I suspect that the percentage will be higher than 5% too. During Morning rush for example, if Mcknight is really slow, it becomes faster for Saddleridge/Martindale/Taradale residents to take Airport Trail to Deerfoot, rather than McKnight. IMO, McKnight will be much less of a bottleneck when Airport Trail goes through.