ENG_Closing the Gap- How 2+1 Roads Can Save Time, Lives, and Taxpayer Dollars.indd

The Government of Ontario plans to trial the 2+1 locations for the pilot, and one of these locations is set configuration in the coming years. [...] The possibility of a faster the application of 2+1 with a median barrier on one upgrade to 2+1 means that these roads can decrease section of Highway 11 would reduce such collisions by the number of fatal and serious injuries sooner, thus approximately 40 per cent (WSP 2019, 128).2,3 The 2+1 saving more lives. [...] For roads that are part of the Trans-Canada Highway, the federal government should commit one-third of the necessary funds to upgrade these roads to a 2+1 configuration, with the province covering the rest. [...] In recent years, four-laning of various sections of the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario and British Columbia have received, on average, 33 per cent of funding from the federal government, with the province providing the rest.14 14 The 2+1 figure is calculated from four official project announcements: a 2022 announcement regarding the four-laning of Highway 11/17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon, a. [...] 2+1 configuration works as intended, there should be a Individual site assessments must consider a broader range reduction in the number of fatal collisions, the number of costs and benefits than the initial construction costs of serious injury collisions, and the number of extended and the direct benefits from improved road safety.