General Road and Highway Discussion

[KevinL]

I find the news release a bit deficient in information. They say that the 401 will be widened to 10 lanes, and that there will be HOV lanes (not HOT, alas), but not the extent of them. And they say that three new interchanges on the 401 will be built, but don’t say where.

The Morriston bypass is definitely called for. I’m not sure the 401 needs to be ten lanes continuously to as far west as Cambridge. The money would be better spent giving travelers options to get them off of the 401.

Basically the 401 would become express-collector 'between the sixes', and someone wanting to stay on 6 could just stay in the collectors and never merge with the 401 proper.

I know I saw some plans sketched out at one point, but it's clear the bypass would be west of Morriston, cutting through that wooded area that's next to the 401. I think one of the new exits is for Concession 7.