Instead, the government of British Columbia widened the road between the sites.

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Within a few years, the pack-horse trail had been widened into a proper road, stretching 368 miles from Valdez to Fairbanks, and the Richardson Highway was born.

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Traders in Masham say they suffered a 30% drop in visitor numbers after signposts on the A1 were removed when the road was widened in 2009.

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The road to Mong Cai is being widened, as is that to another border post in the northwest.

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Roads were widened, six new subway lines were opened, 4, 000 extra taxis were let loose on the road, fresh paint was slathered on buildings, truckloads of flowers were put up, city lights were upgraded and the capacity of the Hongqiao International Airport was increased by 60%.

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