General Road and Highway Discussion - Printable Version +- Waterloo Region Connected (https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com) +-- Forum: Waterloo Region Works (https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=14) +--- Forum: Transportation and Infrastructure (https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=25) +--- Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion (/showthread.php?tid=335) Pages:
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RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - panamaniac - 10-25-2016 (10-24-2016, 02:37 PM)chutten Wrote:(10-24-2016, 12:23 PM)Canard Wrote: Rude That was my intention. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - chutten - 10-25-2016 (10-24-2016, 09:45 PM)Canard Wrote: Thanks Sammy! You're being a _little_ condescending/generalizing there. Allow me to provide a counter-example of size one :) I acknowledge that I'm weird, and I'm glad there's evidence supporting expanded lighting (even taking into account some motorists' changed behaviours). Evidence-based decision-making outweighs my lack of preference any day of the week. This has been an *ahem* illuminating discussion. Thanks, all, for *ahem* shedding light on this subject. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 10-26-2016 Signals were being replaced at Ottawa and Fischer-Hallman this morning, so a more low-tech system was directing traffic. [img]blob:http://imgur.com/387013b8-6948-4ed8-809d-c24935c98e96[/img] RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - Pheidippides - 10-29-2016 A couple of upcoming PCCs: Weber St (Blythwood to Northfield including storm sewers, new cycling facilities, multi-use trails, and concrete curb and gutters) Public Consultation Centre #1 Tuesday, November 8th thP, 2016, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wing 404 Rotary Adult Centre 510 Dutton Drive, Waterloo Construction 2019 Ottawa Street / Bleams Road (including new sanitary sewer, watermain, storm sewers, multiuse trails, and concrete curb and gutters) Public Consultation Centre #1 Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Chartwell Westmount Retirement Home 190 David Bergey Dr, Kitchener, ON N2E 0E7 Construction 2018 and 2019 RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 10-29-2016 Pleased to see the Ottawa work - proper curbs and sidewalks will definitely be an improvement. Once that new development goes in, might GRT extend the 205 beyond Sunrise? This would put transit within walking distance of Mannheim residents, even if it doesn't enter the township proper. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - mpd618 - 10-29-2016 (10-29-2016, 02:37 PM)KevinL Wrote: Once that new development goes in, might GRT extend the 205 beyond Sunrise? This would put transit within walking distance of Mannheim residents, even if it doesn't enter the township proper. The latent demand out there seems so low (small area of single detached houses at the edge of town) that running the 205 there seems like a waste of bus schedules. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 10-30-2016 Fair enough - maybe an extension of the 22 loop? I'll leve the transit planning to the professionals, I guess. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 11-05-2016 I was finally able to get out to the new Manitou bridge and get a closeup look at its features. The parapets are far above the typical quality - mason-laid stone facing a concrete pier embossed with the name of the creek. Among the stone is an engraving of the Region's arms. The embossed lettering. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 11-05-2016 The railing is also impressive - integrating custom-made aluminum screens with a wavy pattern. The scale of the road project would have originally called for the demolition of a nearby house, but they were able to retain it in the end. The raod elevation is quite different then previously, though. The scale of the necessary retaining wall is quite impressive. I've also discussed the trial that passes under the bridge in the trails thread. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - Rainrider22 - 11-05-2016 (11-05-2016, 12:40 PM)KevinL Wrote: I was finally able to get out to the new Manitou bridge and get a closeup look at its features. Thanks for pointing out all the extra detail. I so wish this was done more often. Government always seems to want to complete a job for the lowest bid and do a bare bones job. When did we lose sight of vision and pride in the projects. Spending a little more today for projects that are appreciated in the future while adding a certain level of class to our cities. European cities have been doing this for hundreds or dare I say thousands of years. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - Canard - 11-11-2016 Fountain Street bridge rebuild in Cambridge brings 2 year closure On the upside, it's great to see the integration of very wide MUT's on both sides! (Edit - Location) RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 11-11-2016 The railings in that render look just like the ones on the Manitou bridge that I documented last week. RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - Canard - 11-11-2016 They saw how much you liked them, Kevin RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - JCnb - 11-11-2016 How does the bridge work coordinate with the timeline of the Shantz Hill/ Fountain/ King rework? I haven't been that way in some time but was under the impression that work was well underway here? That would make the north end of Preston a bit of a traffic nightmare? RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - DHLawrence - 11-11-2016 The bridge was pushed back because of it. King and Fountain is a nightmare at pretty much any time of day now. I do worry about the osprey platform right at the end of the bridge. It's bad enough the construction in Preston Heights chased a nearby pair of bald eagles away. |