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Originally Posted by ricosuave
I really thought that once the SE leg of the ring road was opened that traffic on deerfoot would improve during rush hour and later, but it really hasnt.
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From what I understand, AB Trans didn't really expect it to happen. The primary purpose of Stoney isn't actually for inner city commuters, else they'd have put more money into making the 22X/Deerfoot complex more friendly for Cranston/Auburn Bay.
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Originally Posted by psicodude
I would be interested in seeing the stats, as I don't believe Deerfoot is any better now. I agree that there are less trucks, but they have been replaced with more cars. I can't see Deerfoot improving at all until a few of the major issues are addressed (Southland, Glenmore, Memorial, etc.)
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Correct. Deerfoot volumes initially decreased, then rose back up to the 160k vehicles per day range around Peigan, but Stoney is about 40k per day... so reality is somewhere in the middle of the all the opinions, as always.