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Originally Posted by rrskylar
In it's TOTAL ineptitude the city put only 2 lanes N-S at the CPT Trail extension where there were once 4 with both Gateway and Raleigh.
Raleigh is now closed at the CPT. Both of those roadways were already heavily congested even before the added traffic the CPT extension will certainly bring, I'm betting traffic will be routinley backed up on the CPT trying to turn onto Gateway both north and south.
Can the transportation dept. in the city of Winnipeg ever get anything right?
Looks like the work on the Rothesay overpass is all but done, they are now completing the side walks leading to the overpass and installing the railings.
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Originally Posted by original
No, they can't.
Why didn't they freaking do 4 lanes form Sun Valley to StupidStore from the beginning...???
It's such a waste of time/money/concrete/road closures/etc... to build a roadway, then re-do it the next year due to an sudden surge in traffic volumes (that were already there.)
Evidence of roadway planning failures exist all over the place in Winnipeg. Sterling Lyon Pkwy @ Kenaston is a perfect example of this crap. 3 Left turning lanes... 7 lanes in one direction? WTF.
Sorry for my rant. I just don't understand why these roadways are designed so poorly.
Is it just money that's the issue?
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agree w both of you. and hey, if we drive on those roads we have a right to have an opinion as residing citizens.
somewhere along the chain, someone is exceptionally inept
on the bright side, one day, these issues will summarize a platform for a future mayor who hopefully will deal with them. And money is always going to be an issue. But there could definately be better planning
I know that in Calgary, a lot of underpasses and overpasses, lane expansions, diamond interchanges etc... have been recent constructions that came with increased cash flow as well as vision.
its a one-two punch, but for us, its more of a lack of vision and desire to do things "that could be improved one day"...its a lazy attitude somewhere along the chain, and its accepted with excuses.
Someone should send a memo: "don't do it if it ain't gonna be done right!"