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COMPASS, also referred to as Freeway Traffic Management System, is a system run by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) to monitor and manage the flow of traffic on various roads (including 400-series highways) in Ontario. COMPASS uses pairs of in-road sensors to detect the speed and density of traffic flow.
King's Highway 17, more commonly known as Highway 17, is a provincially maintained highway and the primary route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the Manitoba boundary, 50 km (31 mi) west of Kenora, and the main section ends where Highway 417 begins just west of Arnprior. A small disconnected ...
When Ontario signed the Trans-Canada Highway Agreement on April 25, 1950, it had already chosen a Central Ontario routing via Highway 7, Highway 12, Highway 103 and Highway 69; [101] Highway 17 through the Ottawa Valley was announced as a provincially-funded secondary route of the Trans-Canada the following day. [102]
Construction of Highway 17A began in 1981 in response to traffic congestion within the city of Kenora, which created a severe bottleneck for cross-national traffic. The bypass opened in stages as it was constructed from west to east. [7] The first 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi), from Highway 17 to Highway 596 opened in September 1983.
The entire length of the parkway uses the RESCU Traffic Management System, which was installed in 1994. [28] Like the similar COMPASS system on provincial freeways, RESCU combines in-pavement sensors with traffic cameras and changeable message signs (6 fixed and 10 portable) to alert drivers of accidents, traffic conditions and upcoming closures.
This section has a variable lighting system to overcome the frequent fog found in the area. It is also the site of Ontario's first freeway traffic management system which incorporates traffic cameras and changeable message signs. The original name of the first bridge was the Burlington Bay Skyway.
Highway 17B was formerly the designation for six business routes of Highway 17, the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Canadian province of Ontario.Each generally followed the original route of Highway 17 through the town or city that it served, and was subsequently given the Highway 17B designation when a newer bypass route was constructed to either reduce traffic pressure on ...
First divided dual-carriageway road built in Canada. [8] Harbour Expressway: Thunder Bay Highway 11 / Highway 17 / Highway 61 / TCH: Fort William Rd [9] Hanlon Expressway (Highway 6 / Highway 7) Guelph: Woodlawn Rd W Highway 401: A few interchanges throughout the road. Planned to be upgraded to a fully controlled-access highway. [10] [11 ...