parkway high capacity grade suburban limited access road connecting city canadian province ontario route travels generally north south direction city west end signed highway entire length wellington street road concurrent highway speed limit mph road originally designed freeway budget limitations construction apart interchanges wellington street west highway junctions grade intersections railway crossings near northern terminus spur lines graded similarly freeway broad flat shoulders open median initially built years planning engineering interchange wellington street opened years later late second interchange completed road government ontario announced plans build new highway freeway bypass joining current northern terminus expressway parkway line work upgraded series standards long term plans potential extension south meet highway south route description begins trumpet interchange cuts farms northward curving slightly westward follow west right way road enters road outskirts urban development road interchange opened late expressway encounters progresses residential subdivisions encounters grade intersection travelling west road west east continuing north route crosses east road right way intersects stone road west west crossing expressway meets college avenue west grade intersection southwest corner centennial park arena crosses west meets interchange route east wellington road highway follows expressway north interchange west north wellington road expressway built slightly west parkway passes beneath line exeter railway encountering grade intersections willow road avenue west section features grade rail crossings shortly ends road west highway travels east point highway travels west road like nearby named men cut tree original settlers area family eventually land city history prior construction expressway existed far north college avenue westernmost crossing opposite valley road continued today right way rapid suburban expansion 1950s 1960s revised transportation plan conceived handle increasing traffic load completed recommended new controlled access highway allow traffic highway bypass city route planning engineering design began october subsequently completed construction began avenue stone road section opened june section stone road road opened october work northern section avenue road began august section final section south opened november initially featured interchanges despite planned upgrade route freeway environmental assessment expressway north completed construction wellington avenue interchange began october opened july connecting west expressway downtown interchange cost million opened year later expected design flaw resulted months delay lawsuit resulting budget overrun million work north requires april construction began road interchange partially opened week november fully opened november public ceremony attended local officials future initially envisioned upgraded controlled access highway removing existing grade intersections improving highway series standards planning work initially began early 1990s section north resulted construction interchange section south began early road interchange associated closing road intersection projects completed work future projects result numerous changes interchange constructed road road intersection closed road terminating sac sides expressway north partial access diamond interchange built road road west ramps northbound lanes southbound lanes run beneath expressway lack ramps north proximity stone road north interchange constructed service road constructed west expressway connecting road stone road provide better access previous controversial plans neglected college road built major intersections following table lists major junctions noted entire route located
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