Downside of Living in the "Wick"

Keswick is a great place to live for many reasons. Some of these reasons include its quite neighborhoods, its small town feel, and all the fun the lake provides throughout the summer and winter months. However Keswick has one major problem, the commute. The town has been on a steady increase in population for some time now, housing many families that rely on the commuting to southern jobs. This has become the downside to living in the town as there are only 2 major routes in and out of the “Wick”. The two routes I talk of are Woodbine Avenue which has a 80 km limit and two lanes, the other is the Queensway/Leslie Street which has a fluctuating limit of 40 km up to 80 km. This isn’t so bad when traveling during the day but it does become an issue when traveling during rush hour. My common route woodbine is the towns favorite route and takes 25 minutes in rush hour to go from Keswick to Newmarket, a big leap from the 15 minutes it normally takes. This has only recently been addressed with the 404 extension and the widening of Woodbine Avenue past Ravenshoe Road. This sounds like a ray of good news and looking at the overall picture it is. However the 404 extension has been in talks since the early nineties and only started 2 years ago, and there is not much to show for it. Woodbine’s widening has also taken some time to flourish with years of planning. Construction started last year with the addition of two lanes and is now halfway done with the other two under construction. Only time will tell how long it takes before residents have an easier time at getting to their jobs.