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Originally Posted by Muta
WRGMG is ANOTHER long-term construction project on 9th Ave by the new substation, now featuring traffic down to only one lane and backed all the way up to Crowchild Trail in the morning. Sigh.
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Are you serious? I don't even take 9th anymore because just when you think its good it comes back. One lane?
For city projects I can stomach lane closures somewhat but closing them should be absolutely punitive in a lot of private cases so as to make it happen where its absolutely necessary. Lane closed so contractors can park next to the site. Fata you!
A while back that sushi place (Ke Charcoal) on 14th SW near 17th shut down a lane for a block on 14th for a week so they could re-do the concrete up to their business. Closing a lane there is a nightmare especially at rush hour. Should be $20k a day to do that.
There should be a cost to it. Carbon emissions for 5000 cars for 5 minutes plus 5000 people at $50/hour for people time worth for 5 minutes every day. Safety multiplier for people changing lanes in tight quarters.
Another unreasonable gear grinder. Busses ahead of schedule stopping in terrible places for ten minutes snarling traffic. Again on 14th at AM rush hour. Thinking they are just make a drop off. Nope, ten minutes there in the absolute worst place you can stop. Why not stop on Deerfoot if ahead of schedule. Just stop in the left lane.
Wait until you are around a turn and stop. I can rant all day.