Hanlon Parkway

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The Hanlon Parkway is a high-capacity at-grade suburban expressway in the city of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, which connects it with Highway 401. It runs in a general north-south direction in the city's west end. It is signed as Highway 6 for its whole length; from Wellington Street to Woodlawn Road, it is multiplexed with Highway 7. It is 17 km (10.5 miles) long. The speed limit alternates between 70 and 80 km/h (45 and 50 mph), although the flow is generally faster especially in the more rural sections.

Though the road was originally designed as a freeway, budget limitations precluded the construction of overpasses; apart from the interchanges with the 401 and with Wellington Street West (Highways 7 and 24), all junctions are signalized at-grade intersections. There are also two railway crossings near the northern terminus, though both are for spur lines. The Hanlon is graded and landscaped similarly to a freeway, with broad flat shoulders and an open median.

The government of Ontario has plans to build a new Highway 7 freeway bypass joining the current northern terminus of the Hanlon Parkway to the Conestoga Parkway in Kitchener; if the project goes ahead, it is likely that the Hanlon will be upgraded to a freeway for its full length.

[edit] List of intersections

Intersection	Intersecting Roads
interchange	Highway 401
at-grade	Wellington County Road 34
at-grade	Concession 4, Maltby Road W.
at-grade	Clair Road W., Phelan Drive
at-grade (Future Interchange to be built by 2009) [1]	Laird Road
at-grade	Kortright Road W./Downey Road
at-grade	Stone Road W.
at-grade	College Avenue W.
interchange	Highway 7 and former Highway 24, Wellington Street W. (Wellington Road 124)
at-grade	Paisley Road
overpass	Westwood Road
at-grade	Willow Road
at-grade	Speedvale Avenue W.
at-grade	Highway 6 Highway 7, Woodlawn Road West.