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401 alignment options (historic) - Drake - 10-18-2015 I recall reading somewhere about the history of the 401 and the proposed alignments through our region. It strikes me that there was a northern (Kitchener) option and a southern (Galt?) option at one point, and the politico's split the difference and placed it where it currently is. Does anyone have any insight or links to draft documents that support the options considered back in the day? I am curious to learn where these routes would have been and speculate on how these routes would have changed the region's development. RE: 401 alignment options (historic) - ookpik - 10-18-2015 (10-18-2015, 09:19 AM)Drake Wrote: I recall reading somewhere about the history of the 401 and the proposed alignments through our region. It strikes me that there was a northern (Kitchener) option and a southern (Galt?) option at one point, and the politico's split the difference and placed it where it currently is. Cambridge stretch of Highway 401 turns 50 Quote:Picking a route for Highway 401 stirred up long-simmering, north-south tensions in Waterloo County — tensions that echo today. RE: 401 alignment options (historic) - jamincan - 10-18-2015 I don't have the book handy, but that book that goes over the history of the Parkway does discuss that. As I recall, Kitchener was originally proposing that it run largely along an east-west corridor roughly concurrent to the current Parkway corridor between Hwy 8 and Fischer-Hallman. I think they may have even set aside some land for it. I think that Galt was proposing an alignment somewhere between Preston and Galt. I'm a bit foggy on it, unfortunately, and I'm in the midst of moving so the book is packed away atm. Maybe someone else on the forum has it handy? RE: 401 alignment options (historic) - Andy - 10-19-2015 There is a book going over the history of the parkway at the KPL main branch if that's the same you're referring to. It's not available for check out though, but it's worth reading through if you have the time. It's written by the Kitchener (or Waterloo region) city planner when the parkway was built. |