This past April I drove the entirety of Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway and Red Hill Valley Parkway in the City of Hamilton between King's Highway 403 east to Queen Elizabeth Way. Lincoln M. Alexander Park ("LMAP") and Red Hill Valley Parkway ("RHVP") serve as a southern bypass of downtown Hamilton. Both LMAP and RHVP are locally maintained by the City of Hamilton which is something of an oddity for freeways in general. The route of LMAP is 12.5 Kilometers/7.8 Miles long whereas RHVP is 6 Kilometers/4 Miles long. LMAP was planned in the early 1960s but was ultimately built in phases between 1991 to 1997. RHVP dates back even further with plans to construct it dating back to 1956. RHVP was opened in phases; first in 2007 and in 2017. My approach to LMAP was from KH 403 east. LMAP is signed at a very slow 90KMPH, the first exit eastbound is at Golf Links Road/Mohawk Road. Exits on LMAP are not assigned numbers. LMAP includes a couple un...
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