Kitchener 2051 (Official Plan Update)

[the_conestoga_guy]

One thing I noticed from the Integrated Transportation System map (Map 11):

They show the new Highway 7 protruding directly from the existing interchange (previous layouts showed a configuration of flyover ramps). Shirley Ave has been re-aligned to accommodate the change. 

This updated layout would certainly be much less expensive to implement, but would also be less efficient at moving traffic. 

As the new Grand River bridge designs are revealed, maybe we'll see more info on this alignment.

The new interchange is not going to change from the designs that have been shown publicly (flyovers), design speed has decreased on the entire corridor but that is it. The only reason the city has decided to do that is for simplification sake and nothing more. The Grand River bridge design whenever it is revealed publicly (it's awfully close to being 100% done design) will have some interesting features, no idea if they will be shared publicly, but the interchange design overall is not going to change significantly.

Thanks for the info! That certainly makes sense.