College Drive could soon be reclassified as an urban expressway
Area between CP Rail tracks and city limits would have greater access to College Drive
Saskatoon could soon have a new urban expressway. But would it make a morning commute quicker?
The city's transportation committee wants to reclassify College Drive as an urban expressway between the CP Rail tracks and city limits.
The goal is to improve access for neighbourhoods such as Erindale, Arbor Creek and Willow Grove, to College Drive.
Seven access points would be created to link those neighbourhoods to the expressway. But creating those access points will open up College Drive to more traffic.
The city estimates that the number of people living in the area could soon exceed 73,000, which would mean more vehicles on the road.
An urban expressway would also lower the speed limit to 80 kilometers per hour.
If approved, the urban expressway project would be completed by the end of 2017.