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Originally Posted by lazypucker
Acey, any updates on the opening dates for some of the sections of WRR? Or will the whole thing open at the same time in 2024?
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I honestly don't know. The rate at which work was maintained throughout this winter suggests to me that at least something will open this year or next year and not 2024... be that WRR from Highway 1 to Bow Trail, the new Bow River bridge, some portion of the 16 Ave/Stoney interchange, or the upgraded Highway 1 out to OBCR.
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Topography and space constraints likely inform the choice more than the actual traffic numbers...
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I should have clarified. What mostly informs the choice is the fact that the City of Calgary has
classified Bow Trail as a street and Sarcee Trail is a skeletal road, i.e. the highest classification in the city like Deerfoot or Stoney. Therefore Bow Trail is the minor road and Stoney Trail is the major road regardless of volume. Which is to say, rendering mainline Sarcee as free-flowing would be the priority over any Bow Trail movement. Note also that through traffic on Sarcee has a lower LOS (level service) and generates more delay minutes for drivers by virtue of having 50% less through capacity - 2 through lanes vs 3 on mainline Bow. So in traffic this is as important a metric as the absolute volume.
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I think the bolded is definitely true for the east legs, but I don't agree it's such a simple case in the west, where geography (both physical and political) have prompted significant gaps [that are only plausibly solved by Stoney].
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WRR and SWRR are effectively one piece of infrastructure. You have to think about what WRR accomplishes in tandem with SWRR, which is connecting Highway 2 to Highway 1 (hence Highway 201) and providing local connectivity by way of service interchanges when possible. Between Stoney and Henday, all 8 ring road legs managed to not deviate from their original purpose.