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Old 05-15-2014, 01:42 PM   #2320
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Originally Posted by Joborule View Post
In the short term, it would be primarily communting, but in the long term, if (or rather when) Trans-Canada has a freeway connection to Highway 22X/901, and the Sarcee Trail/SWRR portion goes past Stoney Trail south, there could be a lot of truck traffic making use of this part of the road. It's a short term, and long term investment that will benefit the city, region, and province.
While it may provide some great benefits in the future, we have more than $5B worth of projects needed today/yesterday that surely must outweigh such benefits with their own (both short and long-term).
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