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Originally Posted by North_Regina_Boy
Arts..We agree on this one. I also would like to see Saskatoon and the Ministry team up to fix 42nd north to a proper free flow road make a proper interchange at Idylwyld and remove all lights west of Idylwyld on circle. A free flow system built within the city helps not only through-traffic but also helps inner-city
Also in this system interchanges need to be built
Marquis 16
Marquis 11
Warman Road 11
Removal of intersection 16 and 71st
Removal of intersection 11 and 71st
Boychuck 16
That would cover the majority with likely less than 750M as oppose to 2B
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Agree completely about how proper interchanges on a freeway benefits traffic in all parts of a city, not just those that happen to use the freeway... this is a point that seems to be lost on many of our city's decision makers.
Those opposed to freeways always bring up the induced demand argument, but they fail to realize the reason the freeway-arterial-collector-local hierarchy fails to work in some places isn't because it encourages more drivers, it's that they always take critical shortcuts when the roadways are actually constructed. 42nd St being the perfect example. Now there is no feasible fix because the corridor has been consumed and we face a multibillion dollar solution that wouldn't even be needed if they had not allowed uncontrolled at-grade access along it, as well as not appropriated land at the Idylwyld intersection to design a proper interchange.
I think it's absolutely crazy that between the city and the province they seriously were planning on TWO bridges within 1.5km of each other. McOrmond Drive/the parkway and the commuter bridge is going to be another example of poor usage of hierarchical roadways guidelines. They want it to be yet another arterial/freeway hybrid.