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Originally Posted by butterfly
Europe and the US have similar varying geographies and weather conditions.
It's possible to build around them. I-94 in western Minnesota comes to mind. Alligator Alley in Florida is over 100 km of freeway through the Everglades.
Yes. There is heavy truck traffic on those routes, especially the first one.
The Kicking Horse Canyon project looks great. I-70 through Glenwood Canyon (Colorado) was supposed to be impossible, too. And it did take many years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYL1YK3c4rw |
Europe has 20 times the population of Canada in only slightly more land mass. The US has 10 times the population in less.
Florida alone has more than half of Canada's population as a tax base, so 100 KMs of road isn't very relevant. One Hundred KMs only gets you 2/3rds of the way to from Calgary to Red Deer. It's nothing.