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...

I was curious if had the link to this available?

Bumping an older thread. In light of the built up Gateway Boulevard, I think the 91 St ROW is a missed opportunity for a free flow Hwy 2 into Edmonton to Whitemud Drive. The issue is with it ending at 63 Ave, it doesn't serve as much purpose further north, and obviously the Mill Creek extension...

It might have to do with municipal-provincial jurisdiction. Crowchild Trail is under City jurisdiction in Calgary, but west of 12 Mile Coulee Road it's a provincial highway (Hwy 1A) so the province would be responsible for constructing an interchange. One of the articles indicated the province...

The two issues I have with the transitway are its median location and the bus timings. The median location forces all users to cross 17 Avenue in order to use the bus lines. The big concern is if one is running a little late for the bus, some people will take the chance of crossing 17 Ave on a...

I feel that one might not be directly correlated with the other. For example, if the City of Calgary took a hardline, no greenfield development approach, that doesn't mean that it wouldn't happen anyways. There might be some more inner-city, higher density development, but you would also see...

I think that's between McKnight & 32 Ave (south of the current construction); there's a bit of hill and the water just flows down and across the highway. I've wondered if a simple drainage ditch along the east side the Deerfoot would mitigate some the flooding?

I'll play along with the premise of the OP and ignore actual politics or likelihood of it materializing. If all four western provinces were to form a separate country, the first choice would probably be one of the existing provincial capitals. My first choice would be Victoria...if it was more...