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Started by un1, January 19, 2009, 03:21:49 PM

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andrepoiy



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andrepoiy

Bradford Bypass is nice, although a freeway connecting Hwy 400 and 404 through Richmond Hill (around Oak Ridges area) might be more useful

AsphaltPlanet

View looking easterly from the Creditview Road overpass.  Traffic was shifted from the old lanes to the future collector lanes over the weekend:


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_337_east_C_Nov21-21_24x16.jpg


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_337_east_EB_Nov21-21_24x16.jpg
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andrepoiy

Wonder if those signs are going away soon or repositioned

rickmastfan67

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 21, 2021, 04:40:24 PM
View looking easterly from the Creditview Road overpass.  Traffic was shifted from the old lanes to the future collector lanes over the weekend:


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_337_east_C_Nov21-21_24x16.jpg

OOOF.  I don't think they were thinking there with the WB Express lanes.  3 -> 1 to merge in with the Collector.  OUCH.  That will be a major bottleneck for sure!

andrepoiy

Quote from: rickmastfan67 on November 21, 2021, 10:58:08 PM
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 21, 2021, 04:40:24 PM
View looking easterly from the Creditview Road overpass.  Traffic was shifted from the old lanes to the future collector lanes over the weekend:

[image redacted]

OOOF.  I don't think they were thinking there with the WB Express lanes.  3 -> 1 to merge in with the Collector.  OUCH.  That will be a major bottleneck for sure!

Even when it was everything to the Express lanes, it was also a bottleneck. On the Express side, the left lane was HOV that turned into a general lane, and the right lane ended, bringing it down to 2, except that there was a "lane shift" due to the HOV becoming a regular lane. On the collector side, it went from 3-2. All that into 4 lanes, and then one of those lanes also ended becoming 3. Pretty much all day there's a backup here rush hour or not (minus the late night)

AsphaltPlanet

Quote from: rickmastfan67 on November 21, 2021, 10:58:08 PM
OOOF.  I don't think they were thinking there with the WB Express lanes.  3 -> 1 to merge in with the Collector.  OUCH.  That will be a major bottleneck for sure!

I suspect the configuration will be adjusted before the snow flies.  I can't see them leaving the express lanes merging to a single lane like that for the long term.

We shall see though.  Yesterday was the first day of the new configuration and the express lanes were pretty pooched all day long.  Judging by the traffic cameras the majority of transport trucks along the corridor seem to have figured out that they should stay in the collector lanes at least.
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mrsman

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 21, 2021, 04:40:24 PM
View looking easterly from the Creditview Road overpass.  Traffic was shifted from the old lanes to the future collector lanes over the weekend:


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_337_east_C_Nov21-21_24x16.jpg


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_337_east_EB_Nov21-21_24x16.jpg

Could you explain what is going on for those not familiar with the area?  Are they temporarily closing the express lanes in order to do a widening project or a repaving? 

andrepoiy

Quote from: mrsman on November 28, 2021, 12:39:52 PM
Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on November 21, 2021, 04:40:24 PM
View looking easterly from the Creditview Road overpass.  Traffic was shifted from the old lanes to the future collector lanes over the weekend:

image redacted

Could you explain what is going on for those not familiar with the area?  Are they temporarily closing the express lanes in order to do a widening project or a repaving?


I don't have any sources, I'm just speculating, but I think they're demolishing the now-Express lanes and just rebuilding them to today's standards. In addition, it's also getting an HOV lane, so some minor widening is also needed.

AsphaltPlanet

Quote from: mrsman on November 28, 2021, 12:39:52 PM
Could you explain what is going on for those not familiar with the area?  Are they temporarily closing the express lanes in order to do a widening project or a repaving? 

The old lanes (which will become the express lanes) are being closed for about a year for full depth reconstruction.  Pretty much of all old bridges are going to be demolished and being replaced, and there will be some vertical geometry revisions to the old lanes to match the new construction as well.
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andrepoiy

"RR-25 8 km" looks a bit funny without a road name...


andrepoiy

I remember there being construction there for a while; what did they actually do?.

Also looking at Streetview the old sign said "Toronto via 403 and 401". Interesting

kernals12

The hysteria over the 413 and Bradford Bypass is just showing the utter contempt Ontario's urban elites hold for the masses, specifically their homes and their cars.


andrepoiy


I wished the 413 extended over to Hwy 404

kernals12

Quote from: andrepoiy on January 15, 2022, 08:54:10 PM

I wished the 413 extended over to Hwy 404
How about to the 115?

webny99

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on December 29, 2021, 05:45:14 PM
A few photos of the 401 expansion project through Mississauga from the Mississauga Road overpass.  These photos were taken about two weeks ago when things looked far less wintry than they to today:

[photos snipped]

Thanks for all the photos! It's really interesting to see the progress of this project since I haven't been up to that area in almost two years now.

webny99

Just found out last weekend that ON 401 is getting widening from Tilbury to London in a multi-year project. When complete, ON 401 will have six lanes from Windsor to Toronto: https://highway401tilburytolondon.ca/

1995hoo

Quote from: andrepoiy on January 01, 2022, 01:36:51 PM
"RR-25 8 km" looks a bit funny without a road name...

I was thinking it looks funny to see a period used after the abbreviations for the road types (St., Pkwy., Blvd., etc.).
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AsphaltPlanet

View looking southerly along Highway 579 approaching the Abitibi River crossing, north of Cochrane:


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/secondary/hwy_550-599_images/579_cl_DSC09023_Feb22_24x16.jpg
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Great Lakes Roads

https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/151352

Tolls on the 412 and the 418 are going to be removed, effective April 5th.

andrepoiy

Quote from: 1995hoo on February 16, 2022, 12:42:12 PM
Quote from: andrepoiy on January 01, 2022, 01:36:51 PM
"RR-25 8 km" looks a bit funny without a road name...

I was thinking it looks funny to see a period used after the abbreviations for the road types (St., Pkwy., Blvd., etc.).

I mean, I believe that's how you're supposed to do it when you abbreviate something according to English rules. Might be wrong though.



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