You want an argument that the cost of the ped bridge is way too high? I've got a nice number here... and it's local and over a large wide body of water. Only thing wrong with it is the number is a few years old.
I posted this in the earlier pedestrian bridge thread:
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpos...&postcount=125
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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
Had a friend contact his friend at the City of Lethbridge to find out the cost of the Pedestrian bridge over the river next to Whoop-Up drive.
Apparently it cost 1.2 million (yes, not 12) back in 2000ish. I would estimate that to be roughly 5mil in today's costs.
Now, that bridge isn't really an eyesore and has nothing going into the water but yet spans a great distance. At this point, you have to look at what the $25mil is going to get, and it's going to be moreso for the architects name in this case. This money could be used a lot more efficiently but still end up with close to the same result for cheaper. There's is no need for the "go big or go home" approach that some people have to these bridges. Hire a younger architect that wants to make a name for himself.
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