[MuzikMachine]

probably, when did they change names, I haven't heard 16x in eons...

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 the older freeway signage like at Hwy 22 at Entwistle.

 

[MuzikMachine]

16X was indeed the name of the highway several decades ago, but has been Highway 16 since then.
Same deal with Secondary Highway 794 to Westlock before it was upgraded to Highway 44.

It's now the 21st century. The Parkland County transportation officials should cease this despicable delusion that they are still living in the 1980s.

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.

 

[Airboy]

I remember call it 16A just after the Yellowhead was built. and then it was 16X. Very early 80s.

 

[David A]

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.

... or just stick on another patch to cover the X up, or get some matching paint to cover it. I have been around long enough to recall the history, but at this point the X is confusing for a lot of people

 

[Gronk!]

Has anyone driven Highway 1 thru the Kicking Horse Canyon recently? I hear the road construction was completed this past July.

 

[Agard]

I drove through Kicking Horse in July, construction seemed to all be finished but we were held up for over an hour due to a crash somewhere ahead of us

 

[YEG imagineer]

Drove through in mid October and its effectively done. Such a difference compared to the cliff hugging before.

 

[policyenthusiast]

From the GoA (regarding the newly announced Bill 32 — the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024):

$200 electric vehicle tax​

The bill also seeks to amend the Fuel Tax Act to implement an annual $200 tax on EVs that was announced in last February’s budget.

The tax would be paid annually based on what the government estimates drivers of internal combustion engines pay in fuel tax, a levy drivers of EVs avoid, with the province citing the heavier weight of EVs and the toll they take on Alberta roads.

 

[buildings]

^doesn't seem right to me. why not just put a consumption tax on the EV charging stations...$/kW used. That is a fairer equivalency to the taxes charged at the pump but of course misses out on home charging. Or perhaps have owners of EVs show the odometer reading at the yearly registration update then charge them $/km/yr.

 

[BrettB]

When they first announced this tax, I thought it was a terrible idea, meant to cripple EV sales in Alberta. And that may still be the case, but the more I think about it, the more I'm ok with this levy. Yes fossil fuels pollute, but so do EVs in their own way. And I don't think driving should be 'free' because we all pay for new roads, expansions, and maintenance through other taxes at one point or another. And IMO bigger roads make for bad places for everyone not in a car.

 

[policyenthusiast]

^doesn't seem right to me. why not just put a consumption tax on the EV charging stations...$/kW used. That is a fairer equivalency to the taxes charged at the pump but of course misses out on home charging. Or perhaps have owners of EVs show the odometer reading at the yearly registration update then charge them $/km/yr.

Also, "their heavier weight and the toll they take on roads" is complete bogus. If it was actually about weight and wear, these tax impositions would be on pavement princess trucks and not a Nissan Leaf.

 

[Oilguy]

Also, "their heavier weight and the toll they take on roads" is complete bogus. If it was actually about weight and wear, these tax impositions would be on pavement princess trucks and not a Nissan Leaf.

As an EV owner who charges at home I can see some of he logic of this as long as the province can clearly demonstrate to me that this charge is in fact going to the roads budget. I won’t hold my breath, unfortunately for this gang it’s a ideological war not a practical one,

 

[policyenthusiast]

As an EV owner who charges at home I can see some of he logic of this as long as the province can clearly demonstrate to me that this charge is in fact going to the roads budget. I won’t hold my breath, unfortunately for this gang it’s a ideological war not a practical one,

Ironic, given your username.

 

[dkazzed]

Also in the process of purchasing an electric vehicle although we will not make tonight's deadline to register without the EV tax. I don't dislike having to pay my share for road maintenance, but rather the flat rate model. But the flat rate is probably the least costly to administer. They could have different classes based on weight, under 160km range ($100), over 160km range under 2,500 kg GVWR ($150), up to 3,500kg ($200), up to 4,500kg ($250), and then above 4,500kg ($300).

 

[VaultBoy]

Thinking of bridges. I don't know if one is needed, but if there were to theoretically be a new bridge somewhere across the river where should it go, and where would you put it? Vehicular, pedestrian, or transit