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aridawn:
--- Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on February 01, 2015, 04:02:44 PM ---Has there been any movement on the Hwy 1 portion of the Regina By-pass?
It looks like the western by-pass road is going to be built in the next few years, but nothing is underway yet for the TCH portion itself. Is that indeed the case?
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Here is the link regarding the bypass, construction is set to begin Summer 2015 and last for three years
http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/Regina_bypass
Bickendan:
Wow, my mouth dropped at that projected route. Good on Saskatchewan and Regina for getting this going.
Dr Frankenstein:
Acually, this seems kind of far out for a city that size. Are they repeating Winnipeg's mistake?
Brandon:
--- Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on March 02, 2015, 04:40:02 PM ---Acually, this seems kind of far out for a city that size. Are they repeating Winnipeg's mistake?
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1. I don't think so. Winnipeg only has the one route around it. Regina would have two.
2. Winnipeg's problem, after having gone there, is a lack of decent routes in and out of the city centre. It's nothing good signal progression couldn't solve.
3. On the south side of Winnipeg, at least, the development is at the bypass in some areas, and passes it at MB-75 (that development seems to be much older).
JREwing78:
--- Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on March 02, 2015, 04:40:02 PM ---Acually, this seems kind of far out for a city that size. Are they repeating Winnipeg's mistake?
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I would agree that this seems a bit unnecessary. Furthermore, this doesn't solve the problem of traffic trying to get to downtown from the east on TCH-1 - the clogged traffic through the big box retail east of Ring Road will still be there. It'll only get worse when the sprawl outward inevitably occurs.
I don't see what problem this routing solves that a freeway upgrade of TCH-1 east of Ring Road (with upgraded major interchanges) and a western bypass does not. This looks like a dandy way to generate sprawl and make it more difficult to get to the city center.
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