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'Just devastating': New data confirms Gardiner Expressway construction eroding commercial travel times

https://www.cp24.com/news/just-devastating-new-data-confirms-gardiner-expressway-construction-eroding-commercial-travel-times-1.6915678

Commercial travel times on the Gardiner have increased a whopping 250 per cent during the morning rush hour since the latest round of expressway repairs began two months ago, new fleet tracking data reveal.

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johnefrancis

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maybe some business taxes need to increase to de-incentivize commercial overuse of public roads. Surely the free market can provide a solution like a profitably tolled tunnel running right under the Gardiner?

9488fcea02a9

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Or maybe rail for commercial transport....

NarrativeBear

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Yup, rail for long distance commercial transport. Regulate trucking (as its a profession).

Truck speed limiters for all commercial trucks over 10ft in size. Restricted truck sizes in city centers limited to cargo trucks or maybe 15ft maximum at certain hours.

Prevent truckers form overtaking each other on the hwy or any roads over 80kmh in speed. Restrictions for trucks to stay on the right.

Redesign on/off ramp location so the right lane does not "disappear". This IMO is the largest reason for traffic as all truckers hog the center lane because of the disappearing right lane.

For roads like the Gardiner trucking should be restricted at certain hours.

lemmyng

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Another "solution" like the 407? No thanks!

johnefrancis

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the problem with the 407 is that the Ontario taxpayer paid to build it and then gave it away for nothing when nobody really wanted to drive on it. The P3 model is shit.

Rentlar

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Which is then to be leased by the conservative government for 99 years to private entities in order to "balance the books" for 1 year.