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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue
Speaking of the part between Trim Road and Rockland, does anyone know (or has anyone wondered) why back in the days MTO constructed Highway 417 from scratch instead of just twinning 17 along Ottawa River? From the discussion, it seems that if the latter were done instead, traffic on that segment wouldn't have been that much of a gong show today.
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I've always wondered that too. I think I've read before that the southern alignment via Casselman was cheaper. Another possibility is that it made the connection to Cornwall via Highway 138 quicker.
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