Traffic Turmoil - Oakville QEW - Is Their Light At The End of the Tunnel?

Anyone else who has lived in Oakville for the last few years will share in the hope that there is a silver lining after years of frustration and time wasted on the QEW.  As a long time resident of Oakville, I can remember the days when you could enjoy quick travel times between Ford Drive and Third Line on the Oakville section of the Q.E.W.

OK, maybe not all the time - there was still rush hour, but you could count on decent traffic at other times of the day.  For the last couple years though, it hasn't mattered whether is was morning, noon or night on this stretch of highway.  Not helping things has been the constant construction, demolition and now finally reconstruction of the Fourth Line overpass bridge, reconstruction and expansion of the Third Line exits and now what I hope is the final stages of QEW expansion.

 I found this very cool animation on You Tube.  It shows the pre- construction view of this section of the QEW, then takes you through a computer animation of the expansion and final rendering of what we can expect.

I am sure all residents or future residents of Oakville would agree that we all hope this will help the traffic situation through Oakville.  I for one think it can only help.  With the recent rapid growth in homes in north Oakville, Glen Abbey and Joshua Creek it has put a strain on our transportation systems.  Dundas (Hwy 5.) has become a much more travelled section of road and is also undergoing expansion between Neyagawa and Third Line.

The last five years have witnessed a great boom in Oakville's Real Estate population and I am looking forward to the next five being less stressful when it comes to our highway travel.