Ring Road To Nowhere

[polak]

lol I didnt put the nick in my bumper and thats the only thing it has. And yes watch out, I'm going to run you off the road.

[Calgary14]

The news announcement today said the SW portion of the ring road will be done by 2022 but they didn't give an update on the west portion. They need to complete the SW portion because the land goes back to the natives if they don't finish in 7 years.....but what about the west portion?

http://www.660news.com/2015/07/07/nd...rtion-unclear/

I take this to mean there's no guarantee the entire ring road will be completed within 7 years.....am I reading that correctly?

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by Calgary14

I take this to mean there's no guarantee the entire ring road will be completed within 7 years.....am I reading that correctly?

That's the same loop-hole that I read.

[Frank MetaMusil]

Originally Posted by Reaper

As someone who drives Macleod Trail South at this same spot: F*@# you. You are part of the problem and are contributing to drivers not wanting to let people in on legitimately timed lane changes with proper signaling. People like you essentially cut other drivers off that creates mini gaps in the traffic that lets people exiting Superstore onto southbound Macleod trail think they can probably make a 5 lane change to the left and results in more near misses than you realize.

The bigger problem is strugglers at the light though. Huge gaps where you could actually fit another one or two vehicles in front of (what polak is saying). Just backs up traffic further down to superstore. The stupid thing is, snow/ice hits and there's no huge gaps.

[Lil Pedro]

After checking out the videos of what they plan to do at Glenmore/Sarcee/Highway 8, look for 6-7 years of increased hell at that junction in Calgary. However this project can't get done soon enough.

[Acey]

It's not going to be 6-7 years of ruthless delay. A lot of it is earth moving and stuff that won't crucify traffic flow. Glenmore/Sarcee is the most complex interchange ever built in Alberta from scratch so we won't have a good idea of the scope of delays until the website and detailed drawings go up.

[You Need a Thneed]

Lots of the construction for that interchange is away from the existing roads, so traffic delays may end up minimal.

[Old Yeller]

Is the interchange going to be shifted further south of where the existing stoplight is?

From seeing the existing plans and looking at what's currently there now, I would have thought that area would be hell for years.

[zzibradleyizz]

Spoiler!

[Bob]

Looks intense, but then they're also fixing that bizarre exchange and 37th street with the two roundabouts.

[Muffins]

Originally Posted by Bob

Looks intense, but then they're also fixing that bizarre exchange and 37th street with the two roundabouts.

I'm glad they're putting a real overpass there, but the fact that they built one only to blow it up and start again a few years later seems kind of ridiculous.

[para transit fellow]

Originally Posted by Muffins

I'm glad they're putting a real overpass there, but the fact that they built one only to blow it up and start again a few years later seems kind of ridiculous.

according to this... the overpass was built with the intention of being re-used

http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/glenmore-t...plete-1.574895

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Bob

Looks intense, but then they're also fixing that bizarre exchange and 37th street with the two roundabouts.

Originally Posted by Muffins

I'm glad they're putting a real overpass there, but the fact that they built one only to blow it up and start again a few years later seems kind of ridiculous.

I seem to recall hearing that the only reason the City built that overpass in the first place was there were some leftover bridge girders from some other project and they were essentially given to the City. The interchange was built for practically no cost so it was really a no brainer. It was offset to the east knowing full well it was temporary and as such would not be in the way of the 'real' interchange when it was eventually built. And technically speaking isn't the 37 Street overpass a City project and not part of the actual Ring Road (provincial project)?

[You Need a Thneed]

The 37th Street interchange was built with surplus materials and built out of the way so that it wouldn't be in the way of the permanent interchange when it came with the ring road. The materials may very well be reused somewhere else after it comes down.

[RedMileDJ]

nm

[Madman]

News Talk 770 @NewsTalk770
In a news release, fed gov't commits up to $582.9-million for #yyc SW ring road. More to come as our Aurelio Perri is at announcement now.

[BlackArcher101]

I really wish they'd commit some money towards the Deerfoot improvements that were just cancelled and supposed to already start.

[getbak]

Man, we should have elected the NDP years ago. The Conservatives are just throwing money at Calgary now.

[harmony]

7 years... ugh...

[Madman]

Brian Mason on Calgary ring road: will be delivered on time and on budget, says P3 funding has to be used because of 7-year limit

Mason also says ring road contractor will be announced in the summer/construction to start before end of next year.