Well, no one has argued that the closing of Barlow is a new idea, although the plan laid out (
here, see Oct 27, 2003) showed Barlow being swung wide and a tunnel being built.
That plan was, at some point, changed, and I don't think this was very well publicized (if at all).
And from the Calgary Herald article on the Skyscraper page:
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While the airport has proceeded with its plans on the basis there will be no tunnel, Atkinson said it could be accommodated if financing was in place by this summer. The runway, which will be eight metres higher than the terminal, is in the design phase.
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That doesn't leave a whole lot of time.
It may be posturing, but isn't it smarter ( and less expensive) to plan for the tunnel now instead of attempting to retrofit it in the future?