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CALGARY Adding carpool lanes and updating interchanges will relieve congestion and improve safety, reads the final recommendations of a Deerfoot Trail corridor study released this week by the City of Calgary and Alberta Transportation. The multi-year recommendations identify improvements that could be considered at several interchanges, pedestrian and cycle crossings over the next 30 years. “We are pleased to present the long-term recommendations for Deerfoot Trail which include consideration of additional capacity in both directions with high occupancy vehicle or carpool lanes, and a collector distributor system, said Jeffrey Xu, senior transportation engineer with the City of Calgary. These recommended improvements will help alleviate congestion and improve safety on Deerfoot Trail.
Deerfoot Trail study looks ahead 30+ years to reduce future traffic woes
Around 180,000 vehicles roll along Deerfoot Trail each day and a newly completed study hopes to ensure that in future years fewer drivers of those vehicles will spend their time at a standstill, grumbling at the traffic.
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Around 180,000 vehicles roll along Deerfoot Trail each day and a newly completed study hopes to ensure that in future years fewer drivers of those vehicles will spend their time at a standstill, grumbling at the traffic.
On Monday, the City of Calgary and Alberta Transportation released recommendations aimed at understanding what future road users will need and guiding upgrades and new additions, such as interchanges or carpool lanes.