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Originally Posted by craner
I say switch the TCH through Montgomery to the current Bowness Road and upgrade it to free flow standards. This would require removing some housing on one side. The current TCH would act as a service road.
Once your west of the Safeway / Dairy Queen the highway could be upgraded to freeway right out of town.
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I completely disagree with this idea. Bowness Road thru Montgomery is the Main Street of the neighbourhood. Turning it into the TCH would wreck the community. I think Bowness Road has the potential to be another Kensington. That's the intent of the Area Redevelopment Plan. 16th Av is a highway commercial zone. There's plenty of highway, it can be relocated elsewhere.
BTW, here's the highway widening plan from the Bowmont Design Brief (circa 1975). I think the ROW is still being protected.
