Trans-Canada Hghwy in Ont closed indefinitely
For those who may be traveling the Trans-Canada highway in the near future... A newly constructed bridge in northern Ontario has reportedly split apart in the cold, closing the Trans-Canada highway...
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Fizz wrote:
You would think it impossible.
A bottleneck in the middle of the country.
No alternate route.
Sad, sad, sad
From Nipigon east, Hwy's 11 and 17 split offering 2 routes. From the area of this bridge westerly till Shabaqua (about 175 KMs) 11 & 17 are one and the same. They split again and rejoin at Kenora and from kenora to Manitoba boder are again only one route. And its all only 2 lanes up here with a few passing lanes on the uphills occasionally.
We have had wash outs from rain, bad crashes, bridge failures, fires, close ALL east-west traffic across Canada for periods of a few hours to many days.
It is sad and an embarrassment that we get only 2 lanes and you guys get what, 10 lanes on your 400 series hwys.
Still wouldn't trade you though... :B
