Ontario Highways - Page 10

Dengler Avenue · #**181** Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 2:53 AM**

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/no-time...-401-1.3681570

I didn't know until now that there was a plan to complete the interchange between 8 and 401.

Loco101 · #**182** Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 4:01 AM**

That plans have existed for awhile now. I even remember back in the 1990s about all of the complaints of traffic along King Street. I remember about 6-8 years ago the MTO released their plans and it sounded as though it was going ahead very soon. But obviously the funding never came through.

sonysnob · #**183** Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 11:29 AM**

The plans from 2011 coincided with the development of an adjacent subdivision to the south of the highway. I think they went through planning at that time to ensure they could protect sufficient enough property from the subdivision to ensure they could build the ramp connection in the future.

Dengler Avenue · #**184** Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 3:41 PM**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4PW66_g6XA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cjfTG8DbwA

Dengler Avenue · #**185** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 2:35 AM**

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...n-vaughan.html

Somehow the truck jumped the median and had a head-on collision. It really reminded me of the apocalyptic scene on the 400 last year...

Funny enough, I went to Walmart at Promenade, and sensed absolutely nothing about it (other than the fact that 77A Express came out from Centre Street instead of Yonge Street).

This is actually my first time watching a video of a fatal collision unfolding.

sonysnob · #**186** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 5:29 PM**

This is a crazy accident.

Imagine being the eastbound motorist. You're cruising down the 407 belting out the lyrics to your favourite song and then all of a sudden a tanker trucks lands on you and explodes.

There were endings in Final Destination that were less horrifying than that.

Dengler Avenue · #**187** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 5:35 PM**

According to OPP investigation though, both vehicles were actually westbound. Then for reasons yet to be known, the truck lost control, brought the car with it, and both jumped the barrier and landed on the other side.

Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1vAGRynnZeqKl.

It is nonetheless still horrifying.

Dengler Avenue · #**188** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 5:57 PM**

401 EB after 412 is always bad during PM rush. Am I the only one that feels that 412 was built to no purpose?

sonysnob · #**189** Posted **Nov 8, 2018, 1:11 PM**

Highway 401/418 interchange photos from last weekend:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_4...ov18_24x16.jpg

Dengler Avenue · #**190** Posted **Nov 8, 2018, 7:09 PM**

People on Urban Toronto Forum reported that HOV lanes on 410 are ready to go.

sonysnob · #**191** Posted **Nov 8, 2018, 8:19 PM**

The barrels are still blocking off the northbound lane:

*edit* The southbound lane is definitely open though.

Dengler Avenue · #**192** Posted **Nov 10, 2018, 1:23 AM**

https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/d...-month-1115144

Are people not used to 4-lane divides highways or something (other than impairment)?

Dengler Avenue · #**193** Posted **Nov 11, 2018, 4:57 AM**

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...rash-1.4900316

Quebec Driver Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison (And Banned from Driving in the 10 Years After) for 2015 Crash

Dengler Avenue · #**194** Posted **Nov 13, 2018, 2:06 AM**

https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...12233/page-213

I can’t believe I read through all 213 pages in 9.5 hours.

Dengler Avenue · #**195** Posted **Nov 14, 2018, 4:38 AM**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QyB3gSGiEM

A very old video

Having 4 trucks in front of anyone with no passing lanes in sight = Don't even bother...

sonysnob · #**196** Posted **Nov 15, 2018, 9:30 PM**

An up to date video of the 410:

• Video Link

* edit * what's funny is that this was filmed around midnight last night and features the northbound HOV lane still closed. The northbound HOV lane appears to have opened this morning.

sonysnob · #**197** Posted **Nov 21, 2018, 7:38 PM**

Has anyone driven over the Nipigon River Bridge since September? Did they open all four lanes before the snow set in?

Dengler Avenue · #**198** Posted **Nov 21, 2018, 10:07 PM**

I was wondering that too. Also the more pressing question: who’s paying for the repair (read: fiasco)?

F. Lionel · #**199** Posted **Nov 21, 2018, 11:32 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonysnob

Has anyone driven over the Nipigon River Bridge since September? Did they open all four lanes before the snow set in?

I'm not sure. I know that the twinning is 100% open from Red Rock 9 to Nipigon. I've not been past the turn-off into Nipigon in the last three weeks. I'll be up that way next week though and let you all know.

Note to those interested: Hydro line relocation work is continuing around Dorion and Ouimet, as well as in Hurkett. Also a home along 11-17 west of Pearl was removed in the last little bit as well - it was in the the planned highway right-of-way.

Dengler Avenue · #**200** Posted **Nov 21, 2018, 11:36 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by F. Lionel

I'm not sure. I know that the twinning is 100% open from Red Rock 9 to Nipigon. I've not been past the turn-off into Nipigon in the last three weeks. I'll be up that way next week though and let you all know.

Note to those interested: Hydro line relocation work is continuing around Dorion and Ouimet, as well as in Hurkett. Also a home along 11-17 west of Pearl was removed in the last little bit as well - it was in the the planned highway right-of-way.

Perhaps the $83M from the feds in 2017 couldn’t be transferred to the Kenora corridor, so PC decided to use it to do minimal work for now?