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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1375 on: August 07, 2022, 01:20:17 PM »

View beneath the new twin structures that carry the twinned Hwy 69 overtop of the French River:


http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_60-69_images/69_structure_FrenchRiverLegs_Aug22_24x16.jpg
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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1376 on: August 07, 2022, 05:23:45 PM »

Very cool structures, it reminds me of the PQ-132 bridge known as Dominion Bridge spanning the Chaudière River just south of the old Québec bridge constructed in 2011-12 who replaced a older span built in the 1950s.
https://www.canambridges.com/fr/projets/pont-dominion/

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« Reply #1377 on: August 07, 2022, 08:09:28 PM »

^ That's a cool looking bridge.  I'd not seen that bridge in Quebec before.
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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1379 on: August 12, 2022, 09:05:05 AM »

Two more recent views of the 401 from Trafalgar.  They have started painting the lines:

looking east:

http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_328_east_WB_t_Aug11-22_24x16.jpg

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http://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_401_images/401_cl_328_west_WB_Aug11-22_24x16.jpg
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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1380 on: August 12, 2022, 12:02:40 PM »

Wahoo!!! It's gonna be done soon!!! So fast
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« Reply #1381 on: August 14, 2022, 11:52:59 PM »

Night view of the 401 looking westerly from the Trafalgar Road overpass:


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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1382 on: August 15, 2022, 01:17:30 PM »

Trafalgar? Did they open one of the carriageways???
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« Reply #1383 on: August 15, 2022, 02:03:09 PM »

What type of lane is the inner lane of the express lanes? A tolled lane? An HOV lane?

The lighting is massive by the way, how tall are those light posts? 50 meters or so?

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« Reply #1384 on: August 15, 2022, 05:29:37 PM »

The inside lane is a standard HOV lane.  The province had contemplated tolling some of its HOV lanes, but when the stripe of the government switched a few years ago, those plans were shelved.

I'm not sure how tall the high mast poles are, but they are pretty standard for Ontario.
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« Reply #1385 on: August 16, 2022, 12:16:49 PM »

The lighting is massive by the way, how tall are those light posts? 50 meters or so?

That basic design can be 25, 30, 35, 40, or 45 metres in height. I'd imagine for the wide core-collector set up it would be at least the 35 metre option.
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« Reply #1387 on: September 20, 2022, 06:41:10 PM »

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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1388 on: September 26, 2022, 08:37:14 AM »

Thanks for sharing!

Random question... does Ontario have a source for viewing AADT (traffic volume data)?
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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1389 on: September 26, 2022, 11:26:33 AM »

Thanks for sharing!

Random question... does Ontario have a source for viewing AADT (traffic volume data)?

https://www.library.mto.gov.on.ca/SydneyPLUS/TechPubs/Portal/tp/tvSplash.aspx
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« Reply #1390 on: September 26, 2022, 06:16:27 PM »

Waiting for the newer AADT numbers...
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« Reply #1392 on: September 27, 2022, 07:20:53 PM »

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Re: Ontario's Highways
« Reply #1394 on: October 04, 2022, 10:01:58 AM »

Wow is that a drone image of some sort? Also what time was this taken? Cuz it seems like the 401 is lightly travelled and the 407 is devoid of any vehicle
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« Reply #1395 on: October 04, 2022, 01:42:06 PM »

Yes, I bought a drone, and these were taken at about 11pm last evening.

Though, I will say, highways always look less busy when looked at with a wide angle lens than they feel when driving them.  Though the 407 is pretty quiet at that time of the night.

The 404 at the 401:


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« Reply #1396 on: October 04, 2022, 07:58:58 PM »

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« Reply #1397 on: October 04, 2022, 10:12:42 PM »

Pretty cool. I wonder how the behemoth 403/410/401 interchange would look on a drone shot. Would it even fit the frame?
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« Reply #1398 on: October 05, 2022, 10:15:46 AM »

^ The 403/410/401 interchange is getting pretty close to the airport to safely fly a drone.  Transport Canada publishes maps online about where flights are recommended and not, and while there is a vantage point on the southwestern side of the interchange that isn't in the "not recommended zone" that I probably will one day fly, this is probably a flight I'd try to do when flights are landing to the north and south as opposed to the east and west to make sure that there isn't a problem.
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« Reply #1399 on: October 06, 2022, 03:14:14 PM »

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