| gerrycurl |
anyone have a list of notoriously bad roads in Edmonton? Roads with dips,bad drive-ins or stupidly big speed bumps?
Cant think of any at the moment cept the Kingsway Ave I think.
-The one that runs from Mcdonalds/Bus Terminal to NAIT main campus. Headed South, the road dips and rises so f'n much. |
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| Mobius |
| Both entrances to BP's in sherwood park. |
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| 86lx |
| Southbound on 117th street at 107th avenue. If you want to catch some air, just do the speed limit. |
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| Thegnome |
| Pretty well every avenue north and south of 82ave is awful |
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| 2ndgenlude |
| 167ave. the whole thing is brutal. |
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| pookguy88 |
| whitemud going west past quisnell bridge is pretty bad |
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| Hyon11 |
quote:
Originally posted by 2ndgenlude
167ave. the whole thing is brutal.
^^yea i was going to say that too
yellowhead after 149st to about 170st is really bad for lowered cars |
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| Murph |
| 97th street and one block north of yellowhead the center lane has massive grooves... almost puts me in another lane if not holding on the steering wheel. |
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| Hyon11 |
quote:
Originally posted by Murph
97th street and one block north of yellowhead the center lane has massive grooves... almost puts me in another lane if not holding on the steering wheel.
next time u head down stay in the center lane and move a little to the right so your left tire is almost touching the left dotted line it helps alot, you wont feel a thing and you wont have to change lanes. |
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| POX |
| 118ave between 170st and 149st, massvie grouves |
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| MPZoom |
| 97st 137ave going northbound.. that intersection.. uggh. Pretty brutal. |
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| Orzel_pl |
| Entire Ft.Road up to yellowhead is a bitch. 153rd ave has some seriously fucked up uneven pavements sections too. Dips and shit send my ass flying if I forget about them, and when I remember them I have to approach them at like 40km/h. |
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| kyuu |
quote:
Originally posted by Murph
97th street and one block north of yellowhead the center lane has massive grooves... almost puts me in another lane if not holding on the steering wheel.
Bingo!! Whenever I take that road now I always go in the right lane. Not the one that ends and turns into the 7-11. It's still got a few bumps but nowhere near as bad as that middle lane. |
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| silvia s13 |
^^looks like the secret is out. I thought Iw as the only one who did that. Odviously that street racer in the bimmer didnt.
104ave west along G mac, stay in the far left lane up till where you turn in to the casino. Right lanes are shit.
Jasper ave west right infront of the telus tower has 2 nice big bumps.
ST.A Trail a block north of the yellowhead = shit. Shows you what concrete streets do after a few years. Hope the henday wont turn into that.
99st from the weaton autobody (north of argyll) south till 23ave. Lots of tain tracks, semi groves, man holes, and just gay bumps.
Those are just a few of the many.... |
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| Blaine B. |
| Are all of the vehicles you people are driving lowered more than 1.5 inches? |
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| 2ndgenlude |
| mines about 2 inches. |
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| Tech2 |
quote:
Originally posted by silvia s13
ST.A Trail a block north of the yellowhead = shit.
Far right lane is by far the worst part. You'd think I'd have figured it out after dodging the same pothole 200 times. :(
Also there's 167th ave from 127th to 112th street. Uneven, grooves, potholes, narrow. I'd be wary of buying into the new houses going up around there; the bad road won't stay even on the swampy ground. I wouldn't think your concrete driveway or basement would last either. |
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| snugs |
| 97th st has about the worst ruts I've found. :( |
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| pookguy88 |
| seems like all the bad roads are on the north side |
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| Transporter |
quote:
Originally posted by Mobius
Both entrances to BP's in sherwood park.
those i call bumper eaters
a body shop should seriously advertise (put a sign up) after that cliff dive of a parklot off ramp
for the less brave drive around to back side.. lil lesss tricky manover to get out |
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| Godzilla |
| 170th street southbound right at W.E.M. when your going under the overpass in the left lane. Thank god I was driving my Toyota on that one, that would of been rough on the skyline. |
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| ~30oZ~ |
| what about Whyte? I find the roads there would cause a problem for lowered cars. It so fucked up, the roads there have indents in the ground from heavy trucks and such. |
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| gerrycurl |
| The south turn off from 137th Ave onto St Albert trail is pretty bad for grooves |
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| Malaria |
51 ave from 99st west towards southgate, the roads are a real mess.
and 75th street from 51 ave all the way to fort road and manning freeway that whole stretch is hell on the back. |
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| Soulfly |
Everywere in the city,..
Even some of the new roads have Dips and Bumps in them.. :dunno: |
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| Hyon11 |
| just remembered, going north and south on 109 st intersecting 111ave |
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| silvia s13 |
quote:
Originally posted by Hyon11
just remembered, going north and south on 109 st intersecting 111ave
havent been there in a while so i thought the city might have fixed it...guess not :( |
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| polishguy |
| WOW, this post just does not stop :eek: that's pretty sad for the capital of the richest province |
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| Eclipser |
| Go to San Antonio, tx. There are roads that the bumps in them have groves in them from the cars going them again in again. |
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| n0c7 |
| Park dropped car in garage and drive something else, problem solved. Any of you that know my car know how low it is. Roads here are definitely quite brutal. 97st just after Yellowhead where that blue BMW crashed and 137ave and St. Albert Trail are my two favorite spots. |
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| Holset Hatch |
quote:
Originally posted by polishguy
WOW, this post just does not stop :eek: that's pretty sad for the capital of the richest province
i'm with this guy ^ with all the money here the roads sure do suck. i was kinda spoiled though in Victoria, the roads there are beautiful.
the worst i've seen are the manhole castings on a few side roads, they can be like 6-8" above the road!! |
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| Orzel_pl |
| ^The roads here are not built for sports cars. Im pretty sure if you drive down those roads in a Dodge Caravan or Cavalier or w.e, you wont feel the vibrations the same way as a car thats been dropped 2 inches. |
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| 95EagleAWD |
quote:
Originally posted by Godzilla
170th street southbound right at W.E.M. when your going under the overpass in the left lane. Thank god I was driving my Toyota on that one, that would of been rough on the skyline.
I hit that fucker in my car... thought I'd bent a rim or something it was so violent.... :mad:
How about 63rd ave between 99th street and Gateway... brutal there... I think it's concrete sheets again; just shit. They work in Winnipeg, but not here; I don't get that. |
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| the_fornicator |
99th street north... like the whole damn thing from 51rst ave all the way to saskatchewan drive is horrible.
terwillegar drive merging on whitemud west. the bridge is hell and then there's a series of 4 big bumps there after. The first one isn't so bad; then the second one is hopeless (I have to slow down to 60-70); you gotta hug the left side on the third bump and then the right side for the fourth bump.
142 street I think... go off 149 street off the whitemud and head north... turn east at the mcdinks and then north off the traffic circle. there's a viscious bump at the first set of lights.
72 ave west off of 109 street. it's really bumpy but thank jeebus the max is 50. any faster and it'd be considered rape.
whyte ave east right where sask drive turns into whyte. right at that intersection all the way down to 109 street.
rabbit hill road... like the whole damn thing.
there's also a HGUE fucking car-eating bump right by Telus Field. It looks like a hot spot for fender benders cause all you see is shattered plastic everywhere. I was following a friend and watched his car get mauled. I was able to change lanes in time (we were only going 60 too). |
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| fartcannon |
gateway near sonic, stay out of the second lane if your going fast in a lowered car you'll feel your car bottom out, stay in the far left. there is a huge dip in the 2nd lane from the left. Im sure alot of you know that already though.
Im not sure what street it is but the street going south past the u of a farm that passes a petro canada, that road is nothing but holes, bumps, and bad dips. |
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| 95EagleAWD |
quote:
Originally posted by the_fornicator
terwillegar drive merging on whitemud west. the bridge is hell and then there's a series of 4 big bumps there after. The first one isn't so bad; then the second one is hopeless (I have to slow down to 60-70); you gotta hug the left side on the third bump and then the right side for the fourth bump.
We used to catch air in the trucks at work late at night... just go bombing towards them and hit 'em at like 100ish... good ol 14 ton trucks with airbag rear suspension would just bounce you into the roof.
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| arabian_ryda |
| i think u guys just named of every street and address in the city.:thumbup: |
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| Kyle D. |
quote:
Originally posted by 2ndgenlude
167ave. the whole thing is brutal.
ya, I ride it east of the construction somedays on my bike going in2 work... Its amasing I can hold on some days...
50st north of 167ave and sunnyside are the worst i Know of. |
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| SilviaDrifter |
| every road in edmonton????????:dunno: |
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| silvia s13 |
quote:
Originally posted by the_fornicator
there's also a HGUE fucking car-eating bump right by Telus Field. It looks like a hot spot for fender benders cause all you see is shattered plastic everywhere. I was following a friend and watched his car get mauled. I was able to change lanes in time (we were only going 60 too).
I think they tryed again recently to try and fix that one. Its actually not to bad now...well compared to some other roads. |
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| newtuner |
There is also 170th st at 95th ave, all the lanes going south bound have the big ruts from all the semis. The left turn lane is the worst, if you don't have a good grip on the wheel you can hit the curb or fly into the other lane. I know 170th is a hell of a busy road so that's why I think it take a shit kicking. i remember last summer three or four of thoes bumps grew as you went north bound. The same as the one that was mentioned before right by west end. The other day I saw a sidewalk that had buckled up like 6 inches from the pressure that whole sidewalk was under. That was pretty crazy.
*On a side note if your looking for a good puddle to hit, wait for a good rain and head south on 170th and head west on the whitemud. If your there at the right time the puddle takes up the whole lane and it's got to be 4 or 5 inches deep on the one side. I didn't see it last time and the water went up and over the cab of my F-150. |
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| Godzilla |
| Thanks for the info, I'm always looking for good puddles to hit up with the little toyota:thumbup: |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
Wow.. I've driven pretty much every place you guys have complained about in Both my Neon and my fifth...Yeah, some of it's bad, but I don't find it anywhere near as bad as you guys...
Just the South bound on St Albert Trail, under the bridgem the new light tot eh yellow head.. that concrete section, I find it really hard to panic stop there, or sometimes even stop for hte light. |
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| EEDZ |
also... there is so much damn construction due to bad roads.
Its such a pain in the ass.
We gotta find better ways or quicker detours to move traffic faster when their working on the roads, cuz that drives me crazy.
I'm sure its not only me thats annoyed too. |
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| RWD |
| the entrance to dantes has an unusual huge bump.. |
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| flatboy |
| I hate driving to Nisku from Edmonton, bumpy as hell and shit on the road. Every day is a game just to avoid being hit or run over. |
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| gerrycurl |
| Yah, driving home from nait everyday, i friggan hate 97st 127 ave |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by gerrycurl
anyone have a list of notoriously bad roads in Edmonton? Roads with dips,bad drive-ins or stupidly big speed bumps?
Cant think of any at the moment cept the Kingsway Ave I think.
-The one that runs from Mcdonalds/Bus Terminal to NAIT main campus. Headed South, the road dips and rises so f'n much.
Hi gerrycurl,
I am not sure if I would rather drive on the roads the city has just fixed or the deteriorating roads. Anyone drive 51st Ave heading West lately between Allard Way and 106St? Is it just me or does it seem absurd that the new "Pave and curb job" the city did seems screwed up. Why is it that the pavement is sitting about 2-3 inches lower than the lower edge the curb? The sewer inlets along the curb are about 2-3 inches higher than the road. Everytime it rains it seems like I am driving through a lake as the water does not drain. Then there is the Mount Everest bus stop that the busses need to drive up onto. :lol:
Nice work, but it may be time to redo the whole thing.
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Hi gerrycurl,
I am not sure if I would rather drive on the roads the city has just fixed or the deteriorating roads. Anyone drive 51st Ave heading West lately between Allard Way and 106St? Is it just me or does it seem absurd that the new "Pave and curb job" the city did seems screwed up. Why is it that the pavement is sitting about 2-3 inches lower than the lower edge the curb? The sewer inlets along the curb are about 2-3 inches higher than the road. Everytime it rains it seems like I am driving through a lake as the water does not drain. Then there is the Mount Everest bus stop that the busses need to drive up onto. :lol:
Nice work, but it may be time to redo the whole thing.
Mike
I think they do that so they can do a top up paving job later. |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
I think they do that so they can do a top up paving job later.
Hi SilverNeonRacer
I would sure like to know when. It has been about 3 weeks and all the construction signs and barracades are down.
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
Hi SilverNeonRacer
I would sure like to know when. It has been about 3 weeks and all the construction signs and barracades are down.
Mike
Did they do both sides or just one side? I've seen roads stay like that for a year or two. |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
Did they do both sides or just one side? I've seen roads stay like that for a year or two.
They only did one side. It is the right hand lane. It is a two lane road in both directions and they only did one lane out of the four. I had thought they were going to repair the entire road, or at least one side going one direction.
I hope it does not stay like that for a year or two. In my humble opinion the sharp and rough edges of the curbs are a tire hazard. The top of the curbs are fine.
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| vspec |
| didnt read all the posts but stony plain road from 149th st all the way to 170th is pretty freaking brutal considering it was repaved about 2.5 years ago. its been shitty since the first year of repaving. |
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| newfi3 |
Hmmm alomost every where. lol every road has one or 2 things wrong with it besides the ones that where just paved. lol
Theres the overpass way into morinville and it has this messed up bump on the right side. lol hit it many of times going over 100kph it dont sound tooo good. lol just think if some one was going really quick and hit it lol. |
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| kold |
quote:
Originally posted by GOT BOOST
They only did one side. It is the right hand lane. It is a two lane road in both directions and they only did one lane out of the four. I had thought they were going to repair the entire road, or at least one side going one direction.
I hope it does not stay like that for a year or two. In my humble opinion the sharp and rough edges of the curbs are a tire hazard. The top of the curbs are fine.
Mike
I'd call roadway maintenance at 496-1600 to complain.... |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
quote:
Originally posted by newfi3
Hmmm alomost every where. lol every road has one or 2 things wrong with it besides the ones that where just paved. lol
Theres the overpass way into morinville and it has this messed up bump on the right side. lol hit it many of times going over 100kph it dont sound tooo good. lol just think if some one was going really quick and hit it lol.
if it's hiway 2 south that bump that's kinda between the 2 over passes, you shoulda seen that before it was fixed.
I was cruisen doing 110-115, driving a 93 swift GS, buddy in the pass seat was sleeping with out a seat belt, when I hit that he literally his the roof. |
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| CobraGT |
| I don't know if it was noted but the intersection of Whitemud and 17st...i think it's in both direction (but one worse than the other) if you do the speed limit when u go through the lights you'll hear a nice big BANG! while going over that huge rut, and if you are doing OVER the limit :eek: |
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| newfi3 |
| Naaa SilverNeonRacer its the one heading to legal ( North ) in the left lane. lol its fucked man feels like your on 2 wheels... lol i hit again today on my way home from work... i was half asleep but when i hit it i was awake. lol lol lol yeah i hate the god damhn thing. lol |
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| igal32 |
| i've had some bad experiences with alot of roads in this city but the Staples parking lot in South Edmonton Common actually cost some money. :mad: fuck you Staples!! |
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| 300zxgal |
quote:
Originally posted by Mobius
Both entrances to BP's in sherwood park.
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