I would agree that the Feds have little influence, but it seems the some provinces seem to have more more importance on the TCH than others. In the west, both TCH 1 and TCH 16 had renumbering in some provinces to obtain the constant numbers. For TCH 1, in the 1940s AB switched its '1' & '2'...

But that's when the Oilers were winning Stanley Cups. 😁 Hwy 16 is under provincial responsibility, but they probably should replace some 30+ year old signs.

The change was made in 1997. When it was made, the signs were patched over the 16 & 16A respectively, it looks like on fell off. You can also see that when signage changed from Yellowhead 16 to TCH 16, Alberta Transportation patched over the signs, as evidenced by the large white outline on some...

Wasn't a freeway, just eliminating the hair pin. I wish they did. It would be nice to have a proper roadway linking the south side to downtown, even if there are traffic signals. Seeing as how this is the 50th Street thread, are there any plans for future upgrades beyond the overpass?

Calgary also has Macleod and Crowchild; arguably Groat Road could be the Edmonton-equivalent of Crowchild Trail (but probably not). During off-peak times, Deerfoot usually flows pretty well. At the very least it would be nice for Gateway Blvd/Calgary Trail to be a Macleod Trail equivalent with...

In Canada, being litigious would be more influential in "safety improvements" than actual capital improvements to the roadway. We'd probably end up with additional signage, a lower speed limit, extended areas of no passing, and additional closures during more inclement conditions - but not a...

BC is working on it....but it's still progressing quite slowly. Even with the Kicking Horse Canyon, there was about a 10 year hiatus between Phases 3 and 4. I feel that for a highway with national importance, it shouldn't fall solely on the BC provincial government to improve it (outside...

Petition to twin the Trans Canada Highway though Yoho National Park: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5111.

Plus the fact that Glenmore is currently the only E-W crosstown route that's (almost) free flowing inside ring road. The ROW exists in Foothills Industrial for interchanges, so it theoretically could be Calgary's equivalent to Edmonton's Whitemud Drive. Personally I'd like to see Hwy 1 moved...

I like the concept, but have couple tweaks to the routes: TCH 1 - instead of following the Trans-Labrador Hwy, maybe it could continue along QC 138 from Quebec City along current and missing sections to Blanc-Sablon and follow either a ferry or fixed link to Newfoundland. TCH 6 & 7 - the main...

Number changes would be more-so for the benefit of travelers along the highway than the residents who already live there. I recall reading about when road travel by car was in its infancy, there was resistance from towns putting up signage indicating the town name, the attitude being that they...

The issue has always been lack of space due to the Lafarge cement plant. From a traffic volume perspective, a NB --> WB loop would probably be sufficient, but there's no room so they would have to squeeze in a flyover instead. Considering that around the time that Deerfoot Trail was...

I think there's always been a multi-phase approach to the Deerfoot/Glenmore interchange. The initial improvements are twinning the bridge to get rid of the 2-lane squeeze, as already outlined; while the ultimate improvements are building WB --> NB and NB --> WB flyovers, C/D lanes on Glenmore Tr...

IIRC, I also saw something about Hwy 956, which would be link between La Loche, SK and Anzac. That seems like an easy win for an alternate route to Fort McMurray, the only issue is it also approaches Fort Mac from the south.

I should clarify that the "bypass" I initially referenced was the series of highway upgrades that significantly bypassed SSM by 100+ km. A more traditional bypass on the edge of town would probably still be needed.

Sault Ste Marie (pop 73,000) isn't even the comparable to Breezewood, PA (pop 1000) on Highway 17, that might go to Mattawa. I think from a non-commercial transport perspective, Sault Ste Marie probably provides important tourist services that would otherwise be pretty sparse between Sudbury and...

For western Canada I sought to create TC-2 that connects I-15 with AK-2 via AB-4, AB-2, AB-43, BC-2, BC-97, & YK-1; as well as improve northern connections, such as additional routes connecting the Alaska & Mackenzie Highways. British Columbia The main goal is to reroute TC-1 to the...

I like the idea of some revised highway numbering, though with a country the size of Canada and the fact that highways are provincial responsibility, full-scale renumbering to a national grid might be a hard proposition. On a different platform, I did propose some provincial renumbering...

Ottawa? It goes through the national capital and is a top-5 metro area in Canada in terms of population.

I came across these posts and joined the group to reply. IMO the Trans-Canada Highway system should see some to better serve connecting to cities, and agree with the above statement. While I wouldn't go so far as to turn it into outright system, like the previous National Highway System posts...