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LETTER: Hwy. 413 shouldn't be confused with Bradford Bypass

LETTER: Hwy. 413 shouldn't be confused with Bradford Bypass

'Highway 413 will be used by very few commuters and will save very little time at an immense cost both financially and with loss of Greenbelt land,' says Barrie letter writer
<b>LETTER:</b> Don't Pave over the Greenbelt

LETTER: Don't Pave over the Greenbelt

'We don't need more highways, we need to prioritize livable cities and invest in clean, green and public transportation,' reader says
<b>LETTER:</b> Bypass should have been built when 404 extended

LETTER: Bypass should have been built when 404 extended

Getting to Highway 400 has always been a commuter's nightmare, so if the bypass can shave time off of that, it would be wonderful, letter writer says
<b>LETTER:</b> Study shows building more roads only increases traffic

LETTER: Study shows building more roads only increases traffic

We need to think of more innovative ways to handle traffic congestion instead of just pushing for more asphalt, says letter writer
<b>LETTER:</b> Bradford Bypass an outdated concept

LETTER: Bradford Bypass an outdated concept

'The Bradford Bypass will do little, if anything, to shorten the trip from Keswick to Innisfil,' reader says
<b> LETTER:</b> Bypass will reduce travel time, emissions

LETTER: Bypass will reduce travel time, emissions

East Gwillimbury, Bradford residents are currently impacted by emissions, salt runoff from roads, letter writer says
<b>LETTER:</b> Politicians need to do more to safeguard farmland

LETTER: Politicians need to do more to safeguard farmland

'The farm sellers will not deny themselves financial security. The developer/speculator will not sacrifice profits. Politicians, however, who set the rules, can force this harmful process to cease,' says reader
LETTER: Most of Ontario favours new highways, reader says

LETTER: Most of Ontario favours new highways, reader says

Letter writer says driving highways and freeways instead of usual routes 'saves more than seconds'
LETTER: Helping them was the right thing to do

LETTER: Helping them was the right thing to do

Letter writer was surprised by the act of kindness of a pickup driver who helped an elderly couple fix their trailer
<b>LETTER:</b> We need farmland; Highway 413 must be stopped

LETTER: We need farmland; Highway 413 must be stopped

'We need to save our province and the little natural land we have left,' laments Coldwater letter writer