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Originally Posted by Arts
Those "little pork chops" at 22nd St are there for good reason, specifically to make it safer for pedestrians, not more dangerous. I think doing away with the ones on the East side could makes sense, but 22nd St West of Idylwld is actually part of the provincial highway network and there is heavy traffic turning onto and off of 22nd, those channelized right turn lanes are crucial and are more important than the visual beautification.
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Is it still considered part of the provincial network though? I thought that with the opening of Circle Drive South the designation of Idylwyld inside Circle was changed. Idylwyld inside Circle Drive is no longer a designated truck route for one:
https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/defau...august2013.pdf
It seems to me that one of the project's objectives are to remove any remnant features of this section of Idylwyld as a highway route once and for all so that it won't continue to be viewed as or function as such.
The corridor will continue to carry a lot of vehicle traffic, this is certainly true. But as a driver I appreciate a road that is more coherent and predictable than Idylwyld in its current state (continuous lanes that don't start/stop, dedicated turning lanes, etc.).
I think this project is an important piece of city-building for our city centre and look forward to the changes.