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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As usual, the news folks and special interest groups have overblown the story. Yes, that bridge is a bottleneck but anyone who has traveled in northern Ontario during the "construction season" is also faced with (many!) single lane traffic and stoplight situations across bridges being renewed. If the stats are correct, less than a truck a minute on average travels that section. We've been up there in the shoulder seasons and sometimes you don't see a single vehicle for a minute or two at a time. I expect that there is no effect on commerce.
