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View Poll Results: When will the ring road be completed?
1-3 years 8 3.85%
4-7 years 91 43.75%
7-10 years 65 31.25%
10-20 years 20 9.62%
Never 24 11.54%
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Old 07-05-2018, 09:44 PM   #3061
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Hopefully when it is done they see fit to up the 80km speed limit on the tch westbound...not looking forward to more construction on that section...
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Old 07-05-2018, 11:35 PM   #3062
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if you closed every second intersection on deerfoot the bottle necks would be twice as painful.
This notion is refuted by a simple drive southbound on Deerfoot in the morning, where the crunch point is between Beddington and McKnight and it's smooth sailing thereafter, despite higher volume.
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Old 07-06-2018, 08:42 AM   #3063
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The owners of the NE section are suing the constructors for shoddy workmanship. Apparently the road is deteriorating faster than anticipated. They should probably include the SE section south of Glenmore to the big turn in their lawsuit, it’s horrible.
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The owners of the NE section are suing the constructors for shoddy workmanship. Apparently the road is deteriorating faster than anticipated. They should probably include the SE section south of Glenmore to the big turn in their lawsuit, it’s horrible.
The 'owners' are the Province. So the Provincial government is suing the consortium that build and is maintaining the road? Isn't maintenance part of the contract and they would be required to fix it anyway? Or is the consortium suing some of the individual contractors?
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Old 07-06-2018, 09:38 AM   #3065
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Old 07-06-2018, 10:04 AM   #3066
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The owners of the NE section are suing the constructors for shoddy workmanship. Apparently the road is deteriorating faster than anticipated. They should probably include the SE section south of Glenmore to the big turn in their lawsuit, it’s horrible.
It’s what happens when you provide contracts to the lowest bidder.
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Old 07-06-2018, 10:49 AM   #3067
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The 'owners' are the Province. So the Provincial government is suing the consortium that build and is maintaining the road? Isn't maintenance part of the contract and they would be required to fix it anyway? Or is the consortium suing some of the individual contractors?
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...7-9159176c7836

Saw this article posted elsewhere which gives some useful details for the situation. It's basically part of the P3 consortium suing another part of the consortium for quality concerns.
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Old 07-06-2018, 11:37 AM   #3068
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Thanks Mazrim, that makes more sense (consortium suing sub contractors). Sounds like way more than an $18 million fix.
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Old 07-07-2018, 11:26 AM   #3069
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Makes sense why the NE seems to get a lot of repair work done to it, although it's almost been a decade since it opened.
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Old 07-07-2018, 11:35 AM   #3070
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I drive the ring road very rarely, but every time I'm on it, it seems to be in awful shape. I'm not surprised there are legitimate concerns about it's construction.
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Old 07-07-2018, 11:51 AM   #3071
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Wonder when they add lanes to the NE portion, if they'll strip away the current pavement and repour it.
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Old 07-07-2018, 04:43 PM   #3072
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Makes sense why the NE seems to get a lot of repair work done to it, although it's almost been a decade since it opened.
Wow, really? That seems crazy, time flies.

edit: Yeah, 2009.
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Old 12-16-2018, 10:32 AM   #3073
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Construction resumes Spring of 2019: https://www.alberta.ca/assets/docume...ion-boards.pdf


Sort of related, is there any detailed information on or renderings of what the end result of the Glenmore Trail widening between 37th St SW and Crowchild Trail SW is going to look like when it's complete? It's right near my house and it's coming along really nicely, but I'm having a hard time envisioning what it's supposed to look like once completed, especially when you get closer to the 37th St interchange.


EDIT: I've found this: http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation...all_Design.pdf


Unfortunately it cuts off right where it shows the actual end result of the 37th St interchange, but if I were to guess, I'd say probably a diamond interchange.
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Old 12-16-2018, 11:24 AM   #3074
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http://www.swcrrproject.com/wp-conte..._Feb2018-2.pdf


Crappy image, but looks like a north/south overpass, probably with lights on top like they build everywhere. Doesn't look like a diverging diamond.
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Crappy image, but looks like a north/south overpass, probably with lights on top like they build everywhere. Doesn't look like a diverging diamond.
Diverging Diamond interchanges weren't allowed on the SW Ring Road project, probably because they were new and scary to the government. At least they were finally comfortable with roundabouts!
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Old 12-17-2018, 01:32 PM   #3076
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Construction resumes Spring of 2019: https://www.alberta.ca/assets/docume...ion-boards.pdf
I'm cautiously optimistic about the WRR. I don't think a contract has been signed yet (?) and given the probably change in government this spring there might a chance this project gets killed depending on when anything is signed and what the penalties to cancel are.
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Old 12-17-2018, 02:47 PM   #3077
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I drove through the McLeod Trail/Stoney section on the weekend and it looks like it's going to be a gong show there this week. They were paving late Saturday night and it looks like they're moving the lanes to the new bridges temporarily.
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Old 12-17-2018, 03:07 PM   #3078
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Anyone know when the interchange at 22x and Sheriff King Rd is supposed to be done?
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Old 12-17-2018, 03:13 PM   #3079
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Anyone know when the interchange at 22x and Sheriff King Rd is supposed to be done?
Just finished the first set of piles and not much going to happen till after the new year/ spring at this point.

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Old 12-17-2018, 03:56 PM   #3080
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Just finished the first set of piles and not much going to happen till after the new year/ spring at this point.

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Well I can see that. Wondering when it will be done.
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