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Ontario's Highways

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

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AsphaltPlanet

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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Stephane Dumas

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NjQsYuEhLw

AsphaltPlanet

^ That's a cool looking bridge.  I'd not seen that bridge in Quebec before.
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andrepoiy

Wahoo!!! It's gonna be done soon!!! So fast



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andrepoiy

Trafalgar? Did they open one of the carriageways???



Chris

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?

AsphaltPlanet

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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cbeach40

Quote from: Chris on August 15, 2022, 02:03:09 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.
and waterrrrrrr!

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webny99

Thanks for sharing!

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

cbeach40

and waterrrrrrr!

andrepoiy

Waiting for the newer AADT numbers...



roadman65

Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

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andrepoiy

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



AsphaltPlanet

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:


https://www.asphaltplanet.ca/ON/hwy_404-406_images/404_ar_17-25_south_Oct22_24x16.jpg
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andrepoiy

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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^ 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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