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Ashartus · 08-03-2012, 01:48 PM

I think it would've been twinned (at least the Calgary part) quite a while ago if it wasn't for all the waffling about the ring road, since the stretch just west of Sarcee is part of the ring road under most of the proposed options. There is a plan to add additional lanes between Sarcee and 69th and reduce the speed limit to 60 km/h there (I think it's supposed to be starting imminently). That doesn't help for anything west of 69th though.

One of the problems with that stretch is that there is a lot of traffic on the road, and this includes a lot of slow-moving vehicles (semis and motorhomes) which people are always trying to pass despite the high volume of oncoming traffic. Even some passing lanes as a short-term fix might help.

08-03-2012, 01:48 PM	#18
Ashartus First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	I think it would've been twinned (at least the Calgary part) quite a while ago if it wasn't for all the waffling about the ring road, since the stretch just west of Sarcee is part of the ring road under most of the proposed options. There is a plan to add additional lanes between Sarcee and 69th and reduce the speed limit to 60 km/h there (I think it's supposed to be starting imminently). That doesn't help for anything west of 69th though. One of the problems with that stretch is that there is a lot of traffic on the road, and this includes a lot of slow-moving vehicles (semis and motorhomes) which people are always trying to pass despite the high volume of oncoming traffic. Even some passing lanes as a short-term fix might help.