Closing the Gap: How 2+1 Roads Can Save Time, Lives, and Taxpayer Dollars
Closing the Gap: How 2+1 Roads Can Save Time, Lives, and Taxpayer Dollars
November 2023 | William Dunstan, Bryanne de Castro Rocha, Dr. Martin Lefebvre
Twinning highways has been used as the primary strategy for improving driving conditions and road safety in Northern Ontario for decades. This option carries high costs and a long completion time. The latest paper from NPI finds that 2+1 roads offer a better cost-benefit ratio compared to twinning. The piece recommends that, going forward, a 2+1 roads strategy should be used in the regions of Northern Ontario. This approach can deliver similar or superior road safety than twinning and can do so at a lower-cost and in a shorter period of time.
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