Talk:Ontario Highway 403/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Dough4872 (talk · contribs) 02:05, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

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1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   • In the infobox, is it possible to use words instead of dashes for the major intersections?
   • Is it possible to replace the "(continues as Highway 410)" note in the infobox with "Highway 401 / Highway 410 in Mississauga"?
   • In the route description, you use "second concession" and "third concession". Can you explain what these terms mean?
   • Do not use "then" to describe progression of route.
   • "Continuing, Highway 403 and Highway 6 curve north into Hamilton and meet the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway before abruptly curving to the east and descending the Niagara Escarpment.", maybe specify a direction after "continuing".
   • Why is "Freeman Interchange" italicized?
   • "hydro corridor", shouldn't hydro be capitalized?
   • The sentence "Pressed between residential subdivisions on both sides, the freeway passes beneath Erin Mills Parkway, dips slightly to the south and crosses the Credit River." sounds awkward.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   • The following need citations:

   • "The highway returns to ground level alongside the Chedoke Creek, a now-channelized river from which the freeway may take its name."
   • "The freeway continues straight for several kilometres and meets the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 407 at the Freeman Interchange."
   • "A portion east of Woodstock was rebuilt in this fashion, but World War II would put an end to the ambitions of McQueston, at least temporarily"
   • "However, the Brantford Bypass would remain an isolated section of Highway 403 for over 20 years."
   • "This interchange was a better connection point for Highway 403, but would also require the widening of Highway 401 from six lanes to twelve. Plans were submitted and approved in 1978 by Mississauga, and construction began."
   • "This took place throughout the 1980s, and was completed by 1985; The existing outermost ramps from Highway 403 to Highway 401 eastbound were re-designated to serve collector traffic, as a pair of flyover ramps were added inside the interchange to serve motorists in the express lanes."
   • "Construction to bridge the gaps in Highway 403 between Ancaster and Woodstock was carried out over three major phases. The first phase was a short extension of the Brantford Bypass beginning in 1975. Later, work began to connect that extension with Highway 401 near Woodstock, opening in 1988. The last phase, between Ancaster and Brantford, was opened in 1997."
   • "Though some officials considered Highway 403 to be a perfect example of a freeway construction process, it was not built without its share of controversy. Portions of the freeway through Mississauga were built alongside established communities, leading to angry homeowners associations pressuring the province for noise mitigation measures and compensation."
   • "However, this never came to pass."
   • "These projects preceded the widening of Highway 403 between Winston Churchill Boulevard and Highway 401/410, which saw a High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane added in each direction; the project started in summer of 2004 and these opened on December 13, 2005. The HOV lanes and the dividing Ontario Tall Wall concrete barrier were constructed using the existing right-of-way provided by the grass median. The conventional truss lighting between Eastgate Parkway and Highway 401/410, which had been installed in 1986, was replaced by shoulder-mounted high-mast lighting in late 2004."
   • "The extension was built between 1987 and 1990, incorporating a portion of Fieldgate Drive at the eastern end."

   • Does the Ontario Back Road Atlas show physical surroundings such as development? If not, Google Maps should be used here.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

I will place the article on hold to allow for fixes to be made. Dough4872 02:05, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! I'm going through the points now, but figured I'd shoot an initial reply to a few points. I use "then" sparingly for continuity in sentences, and there is no reason it cannot be used (otherwise I'd use "thereafter", which means the same thing). Concession is linked to an article which explains the concept in the first paragraph of the RD (it's too detailed to add to this article IMO). Freeman Bypass is italicized for emphasis as a name as opposed to 'the bypass of Freeman', but I've removed it. Hydro is synonymous with electricity in Ontario and possibly all of Canada, but I've linked to hydro (did have it linked to Ontario's electrical producer/distributor, Hydro One before now) ... but perhaps "electrical transmission corridor" is more appropriate from a global perspective?

As for the sourcing, there are a few that are already covered by the sourcing as the article progresses. Examples include "Construction to bridge the gaps in Highway 403 between Ancaster and Woodstock was carried out over three major phases. The first phase was a short extension of the Brantford Bypass beginning in 1975. Later, work began to connect that extension with Highway 401 near Woodstock, opening in 1988. The last phase, between Ancaster and Brantford, was opened in 1997.", "However, the Brantford Bypass would remain an isolated section of Highway 403 for over 20 years." and "However, this never came to pass" (this last one evidenced by the entire route description).

Hydro is a dab page, so this link needs to be disambiguated. For the sources, I would prefer if the sentence without citations have a citation after them, even if they are covered by citations elsewhere. Dough4872 00:19, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Since hydro corridor seems to have local usage, I created a redirect to the relevant article. Secondarywaltz (talk)

The Ontario Back Roads atlas shows some physical surroundings (ie topography, land use, points of interest), but not everything. The difference between residential, industrial and rural is made obvious though by the colour of the land between roads. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 18:19, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

But does the color of the land show the difference between residential and industrial or does it just indicate the area is developed? In addition, I feel it may be original research to automatically refer to the land not shaded as urban as rural. I would prefer satellite imagery from Google Maps to reference the physical surroundings. Dough4872 00:19, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

No it uses grey for industrial, pink for residential and purple for commercial/offices. Non developed areas are indicated by a light green. I can scan a portion of the book if you'd like to see how detailed it is... Or just let me know which blurbs need the ref fixed and I'll change them to the gmaps ref. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 00:26, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

• I've still got a few citations to add to the history section, but if you have the chance could you strike out what you believe has been addressed just to make things easier? - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 17:43, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
  • I've struck through the addressed concerns. I'm still concerned with the italicization of Freeman Interchange and the dab link to hydro along with the remaining unreferenced statements. Dough4872 03:34, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
    • I should hopefully have these dealt with in 24 hours. Only have the 1978 approval, the officials considering it a perfect process and the noise walls to add refs to at this point. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 15:10, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
      • Ok, should be all set now I believe. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ^τ _¢ 01:42, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
        • I will now pass the article. Dough4872 02:35, 15 January 2012 (UTC)