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RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 07-24-2023

The Bleams extension past Manitou has the bridge basically complete - full structure including handrails is in place. There's no road either side of it, though, just a graded right of way - I presume a different contractor will complete that.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - Acitta - 07-24-2023

(07-24-2023, 12:09 PM)KevinL Wrote: The Bleams extension past Manitou has the bridge basically complete - full structure including handrails is in place. There's no road either side of it, though, just a graded right of way - I presume a different contractor will complete that.

Has the trail below reopened?


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 07-24-2023

Don't know, couldn't tell from the road.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - clasher - 07-25-2023

I rode that trail a few weeks ago and there was still some dirt left on the path but it was passable.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - ac3r - 07-28-2023

I feel like I've asked this before but maybe not. Who handles River Road by Idlewood? The condition of the road is sooooo bad that it'd knock a filling out of your teeth with all the bumps. It desperately needs repaving. It's particularly bad if you're riding the 1 bus because it just shakes like crazy.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - neonjoe - 07-29-2023

(07-28-2023, 04:54 PM)ac3r Wrote: I feel like I've asked this before but maybe not. Who handles River Road by Idlewood? The condition of the road is sooooo bad that it'd knock a filling out of your teeth with all the bumps. It desperately needs repaving. It's particularly bad if you're riding the 1 bus because it just shakes like crazy.
City of Kitchener, the Region is responsible for it from Fairway to King.

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/living-here/resources/Documents/Regional-Roads-By-Name.pdf


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - ac3r - 07-29-2023

Thanks! I'm sure they know of the conditions but I still feel like I should send an email to them. It's extremely bad between Fairway and those forested areas.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - nms - 08-03-2023

It wouldn't surprise me if their road budget has been bumped further down the capital budgets.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - creative - 08-05-2023

They are resurfacing River road in sections. They started at Victoria street. They are working on Lorraine to Ottawa street this year.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - timc - 08-08-2023

I noticed as part of the signage project on Highway 85 that the wording has been updated on the Regional Road 15 exit. It now says "\15/ King Street N.". While it is *technically* correct, it might be just a wee bit confusing when "\15/ King Street" is just two exits away.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - neonjoe - 08-09-2023

(08-08-2023, 10:13 PM)timc Wrote: I noticed as part of the signage project on Highway 85 that the wording has been updated on the Regional Road 15 exit. It now says "\15/ King Street N.". While it is *technically* correct, it might be just a wee bit confusing when "\15/ King Street" is just two exits away.

I do like how the new signage does include the Regional Road Numbers. 
I assume that

\15/ King St N.
St Jacob’s

May be slightly less confusing than 

\15/ Regional Road 15
St Jacob’s 


Especially since the exit by the mall is now listed as 

\15/ King St.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - timc - 08-09-2023

(08-09-2023, 08:37 AM)neonjoe Wrote: I do like how the new signage does include the Regional Road Numbers. 
I assume that

\15/ King St N.
St Jacob’s

May be slightly less confusing than 

\15/ Regional Road 15
St Jacob’s 

Especially since the exit by the mall is now listed as 

\15/ King St.

It doesn't say St Jacobs. It just says \15/ King Street N.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - neonjoe - 08-10-2023

Oh perhaps I mistook the sign that says St Jacobs next two exits with the sign in question.


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - KevinL - 08-10-2023

Passed by Westmount and Tillsley (the side street that accesses Country Hills, between Block Line and Fischer-Hallman) and noticed that they're installing temporary traffic lights (the ones hung from support cables). Is this in anticipation of permanent signals, or just due to the presumed construction that should start nearby?


RE: General Road and Highway Discussion - neonjoe - 08-10-2023

(08-10-2023, 12:01 PM)KevinL Wrote: Passed by Westmount and Tillsley (the side street that accesses Country Hills, between Block Line and Fischer-Hallman) and noticed that they're installing temporary traffic lights (the ones hung from support cables). Is this in anticipation of permanent signals, or just due to the presumed construction that should start nearby?

I haven't heard of any plan to urbanize that short stretch of Westmount between Blockline and Fischer Hallman but it would be good if they did. 
The set of lights at Tillsley would be very close to the ones at Blockline and the ones at Fischer Hallman.