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VAGAbond

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Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« on: March 02, 2011, 12:13:16 PM »

Some of our urban 'development' is resulting in eyesores.    There are many candidates and after considering Front Street in New Westminster, the south entrance along the old highway into Courtenay and others, my vote is for the Langley Bypass.

Your choices?
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2011, 04:46:10 PM »

Scott road - Surrey and Delta sides a close second was downtown Chilliwack (Yale road?)
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2011, 05:44:02 PM »

Some of our urban 'development' is resulting in eyesores.    There are many candidates and after considering Front Street in New Westminster, the south entrance along the old highway into Courtenay and others, my vote is for the Langley Bypass.

Well I don't know if I would agree that the Langley Bypass is the "ugliest" road, but I do think they need to rename the "bypass".  This road is now the new center of Langley's commercial district and is so busy and congested that I frequently find myself bypassing the Bypass. 
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2011, 09:23:17 PM »

The stretch of road around Willingdon and Hastings Street in Burnaby..............
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2011, 09:35:01 PM »

right now, the road work thats gone on hold off the no.3 exit going to yarrow. i nominate this the ugliest stretch because i travel it every day to and from work and it is beating the crap out of my suspension! i cant wait till they repave and all those damn bumps will be gone
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2011, 09:37:16 PM »

I like hittin Starbucks on # 10 then doin 70+ clicks  :-X through to Langley on the bypass  :D .Rather than hittin Timmy Ho's on  64th  through to Langley only doin maybe 40 clicks zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz .  8)

 



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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2011, 10:37:04 PM »

main and hastings too many folks carelessly jay walking  and the sights of human misery  >:(
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2011, 02:35:38 PM »

the hope-princeton. minus manning park where it is four lanes... growing up in penticton and having some family living here on the the coast. makes for some scary memories driving back and fourth in the winter months
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2011, 03:37:50 PM »

LOL! Yup, you Mainlanders have got it bad  :D

Try driving to Nitinat from Port Alberni sometime! You will wish you were back on the main! Really!!  ;)

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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2011, 03:38:51 PM »

main and hastings too many folks carelessly jay walking  and the sights of human misery  >:(

Yeah... Hastings around Army and Navy is pretty bad.
I use to go there to buy cheap Gammie hooks, but nowadays I don't think it is worth the hassle.
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2011, 04:29:15 PM »

Knight street all the way to Marine Drive.
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2011, 06:43:40 PM »

hey Nog, use to do that drive every week when i worked at the hatchery. i found it best to do it at dark because at least you could see the headlights comming.
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2011, 03:07:48 PM »

There are NO ugly roads in BC just ugly stupid drivers. ;D They can make any piece of road ugly especially when you see the remains of their vehicles strewn along the road. The Hope Princeton AKA highway #3 is a fine road in winter, you just have to have common sense and a bit of driving ability. Two things that are in short supply in most drivers. ;D
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2011, 02:42:58 PM »

Hate the S curve before the Alex Fraser Bridge & area....mainly the design & just later the "bad smells" that arise from the sewage plant "at times".

Also the tunnel is a dino :o ??? ;D....WE NEED A 6 LANE BRIDGE there instead...... keep the tunnel for Ladner residents travelling to Richmond visa versa.
(increase the litre of gas FOR ONE YR by 25cents to build the bridge............"just kidding folks" ...the firing squad can go home now ;D
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Re: Ugliest stretch of road in BC
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2011, 06:02:53 PM »

King George - particularly through Whalley
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