Dan416
Senior Member
I love how you got stuck in traffic in the daytime vid. How true to life lol
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I love how you got stuck in traffic in the daytime vid. How true to life lol
As for Highway 2 and 5, as I said I've only learned about those from this site. They're Lakeshore/Lake Shore and Dundas.
I feel sorry for you that you're living in the past and using archaic terminology that no one will understand in a few years.
not everyone learns the provincial highways from a discussion form, some people actually learned from trips and travelling across this beautiful province and from map books.
Also if u think people are living in the past for using archaic terminology, sorry to tell u many people refer to towns instead of the city names even though the towns were alamgamated 25-30 years ago. the names will never go away, theyre in our history books, old videos, photos etc.
bet u didnt know highway 5 was also bloor street too, not just dundas.
And other people learned them because they were actually called that when they lived in Mississauga. The signage didn't disappear all that long ago.
??? Last time I gave someone directions was earlier this week. People often seem to stop me walking and ask for directions. On that occassion, I was standing at the corner of King and Yonge, and they wanted to know which way to Bay street. Now if they'd asked where Highway 11 was, I might have eventually figured out we were standing on it ... but it might not have happened until much later. And if he'd asked for Highway 11A, I may never have figured it out.When was the last time you gave someone directions? With GPS, Google Maps, et. al. it's not really a common occurrence any more.
Back on the topic of the actual construction, I haven't seen much activity for the past few weeks. It looks like they have the concrete base down for the entire length of the project in both directions, and they've started putting in the concrete barriers. The old supports for the Hurontario overpass are still in place, and there seems to be vegetation growing in parts of it. Perhaps they're waiting until the collectors are open and they can shift all traffic over before removing these.
The project is on schedule as far as I know. The government hasn't announced any timeframe or funding for any future phases, such as Mavis.I really is slow-going. And to think this is only phase I...still have to wait for them to start the whole Mavis interchange.
Before the beginning of July, I was seeing work on a fairly consistent basis. Haven't really seen many people around working for the past few weeks.I really is slow-going. And to think this is only phase I...still have to wait for them to start the whole Mavis interchange.
As I said, I've lived in Mississauga all my life and I've seen Hwy 10 signs, but not in a long time, and have never seen Hwy 5 or Hwy 2 signs, ever.
What also annoy me are the Regional Road numbers, which are official and current, but no one uses. Derry Rd is Regional Road 5. Britannia is Regional Road 3. Cawthra is Regional Road 17. Queensway is Regional Road 20. These numbers have been in place for a long time, and there is some signage in some places to reflect that. But no one uses these numbers.
Dude, you are just not paying attention. There is a highway 5 sign right at Hurontario & Dundas. I'm pretty sure it's still there. I also passed by one the other day at Dundas & Erin Mills Pkwy, though it's hard to see on Google Street View. It's on the eastbound side, just east of Erin Mills Parkway.