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View Poll Results: When will the ring road be completed?
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1-3 years
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09-23-2013, 05:39 PM
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#1361
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Looks like they'll be good to open for Tuesday, the only thing left to see is what the speed limits will be (possibly 80 for the whole thing while crews are still around) and how quickly CPS will setup their traps. This road will be extremely tempting to speed on... 6-8 lanes wide in parts, and not much traffic.
Last edited by Acey; 09-23-2013 at 05:42 PM.
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09-24-2013, 07:00 AM
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#1362
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Acey
) and how quickly CPS will setup their traps. This road will be extremely tempting to speed on... 6-8 lanes wide in parts, and not much traffic.
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It's mindblowing how many photo radars are set up on Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton. I expect we will see the same in Calgary...
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09-24-2013, 10:12 AM
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#1363
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
It's mindblowing how many photo radars are set up on Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton. I expect we will see the same in Calgary...
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i travel Stoney at least 3 times per week and i have never seen photo radar on that road yet - between 17th Ave SE and 16 Ave NW. I have seen cops doing radar.
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09-25-2013, 08:22 AM
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#1364
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They set up shop on the overpasses over Henday, sometimes at multiple locations at the same time. It's almost comical.
I set my cruise to 110, because it's just too damn easy to speed on these highways.
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09-25-2013, 08:24 AM
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#1365
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Acey
Looks like they'll be good to open for Tuesday.....
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i can't believe it is Oct 1 on tuesday.......summer is over
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09-25-2013, 09:45 PM
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#1366
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by guzzy
i travel Stoney at least 3 times per week and i have never seen photo radar on that road yet - between 17th Ave SE and 16 Ave NW. I have seen cops doing radar.
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I hadn't seen it till this Monday either. Westbound Stoney right after Deerfoot. Easy enough to spot. Whenever I'm on the NW part it's far too busy to get up to any serious speed, and now half the thing is a construction zone anyway.
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09-26-2013, 06:31 PM
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#1367
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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So 22X got a $770 million makeover... of the 8 lane variety. 
(The entire SE leg is $770M, not just the 22X part)
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09-26-2013, 07:35 PM
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#1368
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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WB 17th Ave SE to NB Stoney Trail is now open.
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09-26-2013, 07:43 PM
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#1369
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Sun Valley/Chaparral interchange is fully open tonight, and to go east on 22X from northbound Deerfoot you now need to come all the way up to McKenzie Lake/Towne Blvd and turn around, go south, then go around the new loop. Have fun with that one.
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09-26-2013, 07:47 PM
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One of the Nine
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How long until they finish the construction on 22x over McLeod?
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09-26-2013, 07:52 PM
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#1371
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
How long until they finish the construction on 22x over McLeod?
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Should be soon. McIver said they wanted it done at the same time as Stoney, which is Tuesday. A few more weeks, maybe.
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09-26-2013, 07:58 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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What exactly are they doing at the Macleod and 22x bridge right now anyway? Looks to me like they built a barrier and paved it. Was that really necessary considering that whole area is going to get it's own Deerfoot/22x-esque make over in a couple years anyway?
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Originally Posted by Acey
Sun Valley/Chaparral interchange is fully open tonight, and to go east on 22X from northbound Deerfoot you now need to come all the way up to McKenzie Lake/Towne Blvd and turn around, go south, then go around the new loop. Have fun with that one.
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Wait what? Like forever?
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09-26-2013, 08:04 PM
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#1373
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by polak
Wait what? Like forever?
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Temporary. Presumably so they can finish the new 2 lane ramp that will go under that new bridge along side Auburn Bay, and the new 3 lane ramp coming out of Auburn Bay.
Quote:
Originally Posted by polak
What exactly are they doing at the Macleod and 22x bridge right now anyway? Looks to me like they built a barrier and paved it. Was that really necessary considering that whole area is going to get it's own Deerfoot/22x-esque make over in a couple years anyway?
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They're cramming 2 lanes each way onto the existing bridge by narrowing the median and removing shoulders. Cost is only $4M, so it's a solid interim solution because the makeover could be a couple years away as you say, or it could be 15 years away.
Last edited by Acey; 09-26-2013 at 08:06 PM.
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09-26-2013, 08:05 PM
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#1374
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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They are widening the bridge over MacLeod to 2 lanes each way. So 3 lanes of WB traffic can just go down to 2 lanes; instead of down to 1.
Even if TTN agrees to the Province's deal, you'd still be 2 years at the earliest from haveing MacLeod done.
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09-26-2013, 08:32 PM
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#1375
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In the Sin Bin
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Wow I thought thats what they were doing at first but it seems like it's going to be a little tight? Can't wait for the moms going 40 in that stretch.
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09-27-2013, 11:17 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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It'll be interesting to see how they fit the lanes in. And I was also amused to see them custom paving the centre barriers rather than just dropping pre-cast barriers.It looks a little nicer though.
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09-27-2013, 11:35 AM
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#1377
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Acey
They're cramming 2 lanes each way onto the existing bridge by narrowing the median and removing shoulders. Cost is only $4M, so it's a solid interim solution because the makeover could be a couple years away as you say, or it could be 15 years away.
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I am really liking what I'm seeing in terms of low cost/no cost fixes. Lake Fraser Gate is another great example of some creative thinking/planning.
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09-27-2013, 11:45 AM
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#1378
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Voted for Kodos
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Originally Posted by DoubleK
I am really liking what I'm seeing in terms of low cost/no cost fixes. Lake Fraser Gate is another great example of some creative thinking/planning.
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It seems weird to me that no one thought of doing this before. It seems like such a cheap and easy temporary fix.
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09-27-2013, 12:29 PM
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#1379
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
It seems weird to me that no one thought of doing this before. It seems like such a cheap and easy temporary fix.
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I hope this isn't in reference to Lake Fraser Gate?
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09-27-2013, 12:34 PM
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#1380
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CP Gamemaster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
It seems weird to me that no one thought of doing this before. It seems like such a cheap and easy temporary fix.
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I suppose that's how McIver could say things like Macleod/22X being an "innovate" idea...they weren't willing to sacrifice design standards in the past, but to save some big bucks they'll do it in the interim?
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