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Not sure if this is old news or not (i could not find it here) but this was posted on CP24 today. Delete it if this is old.. thx
www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20060515-010/page.asp
When does more equal less?
When it comes to traffic in the G.T.A.
The McGuinty government has confirmed it plans to extend
Highway 410 from Sandalwood Parkway to Mayfield Road in
Brampton as a means to ease congestion on the
always-choked-off rush hour route.
Officials expect as many as 80,000 vehicles will traverse
the extra length every day, and the hope is to eventually
extend the thoroughfare all the way to Highway 10.
It’s the latest in a long series of road widening plans to
come from Queen’s Park.
The 410 project will cost taxpayers over $110 million when
it’s all said and done. But some critics fear it will never
really be done and that adding the extra space will simply
cause more gridlock.
It appears to be a classic case of if they build it, you will
come. And keep on coming.
On days when cars owners are looking to make the big
getaway up north – say the upcoming Victoria Day weekend
- things will be even worse than they are now.
“On average it takes me about an hour, an hour and a
quarter to get to work,†reveals Jason Ballantyne. “The
worst it's ever taken was three hours.†And that’s just from
Barrie to Thornhill.
He avoids the downtown insanity and it still takes that long.
“The 400 through the stretch of Barrie that I take, my
father used to take that when he was my age and things
really haven't changed that much.â€
But with the city expanding outwards like the Big Bang and
public transit systems caught in a never-ending cash
crunch, those who look towards the future are sure the
expansions are essential.
At least until we come up with something else.
“As we are growing in size in Toronto here, it's going to
take a longer time to get to where we need to go,†advises
Kris Barnier of C.A.A. Ontario. “And that's why we need to
do whatever we can to expedite these highway projects.â€
As for Ballantyne, he’s getting ready for the long weekend
by not going anywhere. He plans to telecommute to work
on Friday, using the information super highway to get
where he needs to be and not the city’s already overfilled
roads.
The government has committed to spending $1.4 billion
this year to complete a series of highway improvement
plans.
Some will get underway in 2006, while others are still off in
the distance. They include:
* Widening the 401 between the 410 and the Credit River
* Constructing new carpool lanes on Highway 404 and
the Q.E.W.
* Extending Hwy. 427 to Rutherford Rd.
* Adding more lanes to Highway 407 and one day
extending it further east.
May 15, 2006
EDIT: Enlarged the fonts to forum standard.
www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20060515-010/page.asp
When does more equal less?
When it comes to traffic in the G.T.A.
The McGuinty government has confirmed it plans to extend
Highway 410 from Sandalwood Parkway to Mayfield Road in
Brampton as a means to ease congestion on the
always-choked-off rush hour route.
Officials expect as many as 80,000 vehicles will traverse
the extra length every day, and the hope is to eventually
extend the thoroughfare all the way to Highway 10.
It’s the latest in a long series of road widening plans to
come from Queen’s Park.
The 410 project will cost taxpayers over $110 million when
it’s all said and done. But some critics fear it will never
really be done and that adding the extra space will simply
cause more gridlock.
It appears to be a classic case of if they build it, you will
come. And keep on coming.
On days when cars owners are looking to make the big
getaway up north – say the upcoming Victoria Day weekend
- things will be even worse than they are now.
“On average it takes me about an hour, an hour and a
quarter to get to work,†reveals Jason Ballantyne. “The
worst it's ever taken was three hours.†And that’s just from
Barrie to Thornhill.
He avoids the downtown insanity and it still takes that long.
“The 400 through the stretch of Barrie that I take, my
father used to take that when he was my age and things
really haven't changed that much.â€
But with the city expanding outwards like the Big Bang and
public transit systems caught in a never-ending cash
crunch, those who look towards the future are sure the
expansions are essential.
At least until we come up with something else.
“As we are growing in size in Toronto here, it's going to
take a longer time to get to where we need to go,†advises
Kris Barnier of C.A.A. Ontario. “And that's why we need to
do whatever we can to expedite these highway projects.â€
As for Ballantyne, he’s getting ready for the long weekend
by not going anywhere. He plans to telecommute to work
on Friday, using the information super highway to get
where he needs to be and not the city’s already overfilled
roads.
The government has committed to spending $1.4 billion
this year to complete a series of highway improvement
plans.
Some will get underway in 2006, while others are still off in
the distance. They include:
* Widening the 401 between the 410 and the Credit River
* Constructing new carpool lanes on Highway 404 and
the Q.E.W.
* Extending Hwy. 427 to Rutherford Rd.
* Adding more lanes to Highway 407 and one day
extending it further east.
May 15, 2006
EDIT: Enlarged the fonts to forum standard.