drum118
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Going eastbound on the QEW today, the new rebuilt ramp and bridge should be back to normal by the end of the month. New sound barrier walls going up.
Bridge repair with exit lane from the express lane close to the collector/410 lanes. Had to go to Hurontario to back track when I hit the closure Sat night on our way home.Any know what's happening around the area where the 401 west, southbound 410 merge onto the 403? Around the Eglinton, Cawthra area. Construction going on, single lane closed off.
It does, for sure. The Linc-Red Hill combo is frequently used as a bypass route for truckers looking to get from the EB 403 to the Niagara-bound QEW. Commuter traffic is generally Skyway-bound in the AM and upbound in the PM, but the truck traffic is generally opposite of that, going to and from Niagara.Does Red Hill add net traffic on eastbound QEW? I am assuming a lot of eastbound traffic on QEW would also exit to Red Hill making it net zero addition to QEW.
I drive that stretch regularly and it does not add net traffic towards Niagara. AADT drops by about 8% east of the Red Hill, which I already discussed above.It does, for sure. The Linc-Red Hill combo is frequently used as a bypass route for truckers looking to get from the EB 403 to the Niagara-bound QEW. Commuter traffic is generally Skyway-bound in the AM and upbound in the PM, but the truck traffic is generally opposite of that, going to and from Niagara.
True, good point. The RHVP to EB QEW does dump quite a bit of volume into the right lanes on the QEW though, which all have to merge at around the same point that the QEW through lanes are reducing as well. The RHVP lanes don't even touch the QEW through lanes until past Lake Ave, just after the 4th lane on the QEW has merged into the 3rd. Both of those RHVP lanes disappear by the time they reach Gray Rd, which is a pretty short stretch.I drive that stretch regularly and it does not add net traffic towards Niagara. AADT drops by about 8% east of the Red Hill, which I already discussed above.
What does happen is a huge amount of "traffic exchange", with lots of vehicles exiting at Centennial, the RHVP, and vehicles re-entering from the RHVP. I could potentially see the RHVP adding a net addition of traffic eastbound, but this would be offset by losses to Centennial which is a very busy exit.
Regardless, the point stands that there are less cars on the QEW east of the RHVP than west of it, and that is why the lane count drops from 8 to 6. That also does not mean that a widening isn't needed east of the RHVP, just that traffic levels do indeed decline.
received this in my inbox. Looks like the preferred plan for the Bradford Bypass is going out for consultation on August 4th.
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Very detailed post, you pointed out your concerns and also the obvious issues(which still baffled me that this never got an environmental assessment from the federal government but the 413 did, considering the Bradford Bypass is considerably more impactful than the other)But what changes may be made to the preferred route.................? No one asked............. LOL
Too bad, I'm telling you anyway, since I went and looked!
Link to the Docs: https://www.bradfordbypass.ca/wp-co.../RPT_2022-08-12_BBP-ECR_60636190-scaled-C.pdf
The stuff people will be interested in (some of which is below) begins on p.291
Those highlighted (by the MTO) are those changes resulting directly from the Environmental Conditions Report, while the others arise from different factors.
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Only those highlighted get further detail from the MTO:
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There's a lot more in the docs, but its too much to post here.
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And....because its in there...........a reminder of one reason why I oppose this project:
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Some of these contracts are awarded years in advance- hard to plan for that.What are they doing on the 401 east from about Allen road heading east to well past Morningside. Are they adding lanes or something, it's been a mess from before summer time.
And why on earth didn't they do all these projects during the pandemic, when the roads were virtually empty
Every year they are doing this. The 401 was not construction free in 2020. It's just roadway habitation and lighting upgrade. I do like the bright white high mast lights they installed between the 400 to Allen.What are they doing on the 401 east from about Allen road heading east to well past Morningside. Are they adding lanes or something, it's been a mess from before summer time.
And why on earth didn't they do all these projects during the pandemic, when the roads were virtually empty