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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I don't drive down Stoney towards 16th Ave west very often but I did yesterday and I had a chance to get a nice long look at the new ring road south of 16th going up the hill. It is going to be real nice having that open but it looks quite steep. I'm wondering if anyone knows what the grade is planned to be going up the hill? How does it compare to Sarcee going up the hill from 16th?
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1:10 should give a visual sense. Note the steep escarpments on either side.
Of course I'm sure the reality will differ a bit from that.
Seems like they've already cut out quite a bit - is it true that they've used those materials to construct the SWRR?
Not a great photo: