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Originally Posted by vjose32
So finally the city has announced plans to replace this bridge, which is long overdue.
The biggest question is the future plans. Personally I think that widening the McPhillips underpass would be a colossal waste of money unless diamond lanes are eliminated as they just serve to cause backlogs. It would seem nobody studied traffic issues when they decided to do that.
I think it would be far more intelligent to finally connect McGregor to Sherbrooke and eliminate the unnecessary detours and traffic backlogs that causes while removing some traffic from Isabel/Salter and Arlington at the same time. Surely this idea could only improve traffic flow which is terrible in these areas during rush hour.
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There is a building in the way now...
We (either my wife or I) use the Arlington bridge every weekday to get to and from daycare.
I think besides the awesome factor of the approach angles and how taking them at speed makes the kids laugh - it does still serve a need, and will be missed greatly if it's gone.
McPhillips and Salter are both not really needing any more traffic, and neither is Main Street for that matter.
If the bridge can be replaced relatively simply, I think that remains the best option.