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Originally Posted by ken0042
Then I will be an "IMBY" here- cut the 52nd street SE widening project and put it back in 2012. They have slated to build at least one bridge; if not two and tear down the existing "bottom out trap" one.
I'd rather put up with trains and the usual drunk drivers there on my weekly drive to hockey than find ourselves in another infrastructure deficet.
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LOL......The 52nd St SE widening is a project I would give up as well. The amount of commercial traffic, the constant tie up with trains and the shear volume of commuters is a massive headache for sure, but its not like the area is going to collapse in the next 2 to 3 years without the work being finished.
One last "Planning vs Execution" comment.......several years ago, the railway offered to pay a huge chunk of money (upwards of half iirc) to put a bridge over that 'bottom out trap'. City declined the offer and is now paying the full pop. Just thought that was interesting, given the topic!