Calgary Roads

[craner]

Dp

[craner]

Originally Posted by kw5150

Stop severing access points!

Sounds painful.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by craner

Dp

Originally Posted by craner

Sounds painful.

Hope you survived.

I don't really have any horror stories to report about Shag (north of Crow) and CHB... the latter I've heard some serious horror stories. Beddington > CHB > Shag is a solid crosstown route.

I have reason to believe that the Beddington/CHB interchange used to not exist (only a couple years old) and did CHB used to be only 4 lanes for its entirety?

I am fine with no money right now being spent upgrading JLB, Shag, CHB, or Beddington. Please put ALL of that money toward Crowchild and McKnight, the biggest problems we have right now, IMO.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Acey

I have reason to believe that the Beddington/CHB interchange used to not exist (only a couple years old) and did CHB used to be only 4 lanes for its entirety?

Yes CHB and Beddington used to be smaller roads before they became bigger roads, and yes it was not that long ago. Stoney Trail is supposed to be the parallel to these types of cross-town options, which it is for times when people need to go completely from one side to the other. On the other hand, when people only need to traverse smaller segments of the North, CHB becomes a real option. One of the smallish changes that could help somewhat in this area is to complete the Stoney Trail / 14th st NW intersection. Currently you cannot go WB on Stoney from 14N, so the density in Panorama (which continues to grow with more condos being built currently) is pushed down to CHB.

McKnight now backs up from John Laurie to Barlow. Both directions. Man, the NE is really screwed.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Acey

McKnight now backs up from John Laurie to Barlow. Both directions. Man, the NE is really screwed.

Not sure what that happy face was about, but this just underscores the importance of the Airport Tunnel, as development and density intensifies in that quadrant. As density goes, the NE was always better at it than most other areas of the city, so they should get kudos for that, and not be penalized by limiting access.

BTW McKnight West of Centre is actually NW

[You Need A Thneed]

Edmonton Trail reconstruction

Perhaps this should be mentioned here.

Originally Posted by suburbia

Not sure what that happy face was about

Sorry, that was supposed to be one of these: (damn you autocorrect). I have to deal with McKnight everyday, there's no real viable alternative. I'm certainly not happy about it.

[Yahoo]

Regarding TCH/Bowfort interchange:

http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation...a-Highway.aspx
"Upcoming open house. Attend the upcoming open house to learn more about the lower-cost, optimization improvements The City is proposing to address existing traffic concerns and to discuss next steps for a future interchange at this intersection.
Date: May 8, 2013 Time: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Location: Bowness Community Centre (7904 43 Ave N.W.)"

Anybody going? It'll be interesting to see what low cost alternative they propose for an overpass that was "approved" to be built before the Olympics but is approaching 30 years of inaction. I can't imagine what they could do there that's low cost - bike lanes? traffic circle? expand to 4 or 5 lanes of traffic? Seems like just another Crowchild Trail situation where the city knows the solution but is afraid to just carry through with building it. I've lost count how many times it was approved and then delayed.

I've never understood why the city/province doesn't copy the Valley Ridge Blvd/TCH design of interchange. It seems to me like a relatively cheap way to build an interchange - especially when the side roads are unlikely to ever have a lot of traffic. Or couldn't they just build a 1 lane each direction overpass? It seems like a lot of places use expensive designs where they don't need them. (see Stoney/Scenic Acres/Tuscany)

[craner]

^Oh for Christsake just build the interchange already!
If they had built this when they should have it would have cost $20 mil. - what a joke!

[Joborule]

I hope the people that go just tell them to build the damn thing and don't worry about costs. Should've been done a long time ago as mentioned. Now you pay the 'price' for delaying so long.

[craner]

^Exactly.

Originally Posted by Yahoo

It seems like a lot of places use expensive designs where they don't need them. (see Stoney/Scenic Acres/Tuscany)

I quite like that interchange though, the alternative would be a weaving movement which would require an upgrade to the current design when Stoney gets busy anyway. We already have enough places where weaving will be a problem on Stoney.

[dmuzika]

Originally Posted by Yahoo

Regarding TCH/Bowfort interchange:

http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation...a-Highway.aspx
"Upcoming open house. Attend the upcoming open house to learn more about the lower-cost, optimization improvements The City is proposing to address existing traffic concerns and to discuss next steps for a future interchange at this intersection.
Date: May 8, 2013 Time: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Location: Bowness Community Centre (7904 43 Ave N.W.)"

Anybody going? It'll be interesting to see what low cost alternative they propose for an overpass that was "approved" to be built before the Olympics but is approaching 30 years of inaction. I can't imagine what they could do there that's low cost - bike lanes? traffic circle? expand to 4 or 5 lanes of traffic? Seems like just another Crowchild Trail situation where the city knows the solution but is afraid to just carry through with building it. I've lost count how many times it was approved and then delayed.

I've never understood why the city/province doesn't copy the Valley Ridge Blvd/TCH design of interchange. It seems to me like a relatively cheap way to build an interchange - especially when the side roads are unlikely to ever have a lot of traffic. Or couldn't they just build a 1 lane each direction overpass? It seems like a lot of places use expensive designs where they don't need them. (see Stoney/Scenic Acres/Tuscany)

Unless the only thing being proposed is a (temporary) elimination of the basket weave between Bowfort and Stoney, that interchange is about 20 years overdue and should not be further delayed. With it being the Trans Canada Highway, ideally the province and even the feds should be contributing some of the funding to the city - at least then the TCH can be considered a freeway from Banff NP to Sarcee Trail.

[tmjr]

City outlines plan to fix gridlock at N.W. intersection - New turning lanes eyed for Trans-Canada Highway and 16th Avenue (CBC Calgary)

As a temporary measure until funding comes through for an interchange, city engineers now plan to install additional left-turn lanes on southbound Bowfort Road and on eastbound 16th Avenue.

[You Need A Thneed]

Pegasus Road now connects up to Barlow Trail. It is open, and connects directly across from 48th Ave.

[dmuzika]

16 Avenue NE & 19 Street NE Interchange Study

Next open house is Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Crossroads Community Association, 1803 14 Avenue NE.

[craner]

^ I would love it if they got rid of those lights at 16th Ave. & 19th St.

Do they realize that they have a shitty diamond interchange at Deerfoot? How about an open house for that disaster instead?