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Because snow doesn't accumulate on black angled roof tops already. These would only work in desert climates. And you would be still required to have the lights plugged into the grid. If they don't get enough power from solar energy they need back up power from the grid. So you saved no money...

toronto can barely stomach to do standard elevated rail. An elevated interchange would given toronto a heart attack lol

You wouldn't have the transfer and jane and eglinton. Its a flood zone. Thays why eglinton west is elevated there. Jane lrt or ontario line would vear off to Mount Dennis as it would be out of the flood zone and be a major transfer node.

hahaha.... looks like IF HFR gets off the ground one day it will just be a single track milk run. ALL STOPS TO OTTAWA 🤣🤣🤣

I'm personally against tolling all GTA highways because I know the toll would be similar to the 407 today with transponter fees. Anyone not upper middle class would be stuck on city roads. As the government has wouldn't say no to free money off hard working people. But do you think the 407 ETR...

Oh thanks for letting me know. I heard they add a concrete sub-base as it's more durable for truck weight and increases life span of the road. While also being easy to resurface since its asphalt as the top layer. Curious they went with all asphalt, would expect the road to be ripped apart...

Hey what if the government did a trade. 407 hands over the highway to government control. But in return they get the 401 express lanes they can toll. With the closed nature of the express lanes all they would have to do is put up the ETR cameras. I think that would be a pretty good deal for...

So are they construction a concrete sub-base like the rest of the 401, or are they just using standard gravel aggregate and paving asphalt on top?

Honestly I'm thinking they already forgot about HFR until the next election. Fed liberals will pay / contribute to infrastructure but don't like planning it. Hence why fed run projects are pretty much at standstill since 2015. (ahem... F35, DND, NWMO long term storage, HFR, etc.) The only think...

Well in most places around the world. Their highways are usually elevated and tunneled with 2 lanes in each direction, keeping the footprint small. In ontario for some reason we have a requirement to build highways with 100 meter rows, or not build anything at all. In my opinion instead of...

Honestly the design is okay, I wish they kept the large mural on the side of the guideway. It would add so nice art and colour. Thats my biggest grievance

Yes they are, but I have heard that they don't work as well if there are intersections close by. As it has a tendency to back up quickly. The best use for the DD is a highway interchange with no signalized intersection within 400 meters. But it is safer and takes up little space similar to a...

i personally favour square ramps, since they take up much less space. i know that they have an impact on traffic flow, but should be utilized in urban areas much more for the saved space. Plus when signalized, are much safer too, and with a dedicated right turn signal, can have a high traffic...

Like I appreciate that the MTO does something. But I'm a firm believer that they need to create an urban highway design standard. This should balance community impact, pedestrian and cyclist safety, with traffic flow through highway on off ramps. These standards should also try and minimize the...

ya because its not from this decade. screenshot from a modern highway overpass Poland (highway 2 Warsaw)

So you like ontarios highway design of 1 meter sidewalk beside 6 lane roads with cars going 70km/h. Or the on ramp design were the cars are speeding up to 100km/h while on the street, and forcing pedestrians to cross these on ramps at unsignalized crossings. Oh and the rotting concrete walls...

the 401 goes through a built up urban area especially in the west end. The MTO should get their act together and have different design standards for urban built up areas. Such design excellence doesn't exist anywhere in the province. The on and off ramps are built to protect drivers but are...

hi, so does anyone know why the MTO highway design is still in the 1950's. their overpasses are huge barriers in the community. In Quebec the new highways are being designed in a way the fit into the urban fabric and can be easily crossed by cyclists and pedestrians. 1. They have colour making...

Yep, funny how his dumbness haunts Ontario to this day. One easy way for the 407 tolls to be lowered, is to amend the 407 Act. Ontario will no long prevent people from renewing the license plates if they dont pay the toll. 407 is a private company, that should be solely their responsibility...

Honestly just adding express and collector lanes from 409 to 427 would solve the largest bottle neck on the 401. And there is enough space for 12 lanes. Anything else I would see as a waste. Ontario highways or so wide, because the province focuses on capacity and not on network connectivity.