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4X4 · 07-21-2010, 03:14 PM

Well I hope it's about buildings and not about a golf course, because rebuilding a golf course on the north side wouldn't cost 150 or 250 million.
And Airport trail doesn't have to be perfectly straight. The point is to have an expressway, isn't it? If the runway were "scootched" (thanks, kerplunk) down as far as possible, airport trail might only have to detour north a quarter mile, and then come back south and connect with the terminal. After all, this is Calgary. We don't build roads straight around here.
Tunnels are really cool and all, I'm just not entirely convinced that this one is necessary. There has to be a way to save a hundred million here. What's the final price tag? 250 million? Build a road with a couple of curves in it for 60 million. That other 200 mil would get the SE LRT going.

07-21-2010, 03:14 PM	#72
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	Well I hope it's about buildings and not about a golf course, because rebuilding a golf course on the north side wouldn't cost 150 or 250 million. And Airport trail doesn't have to be perfectly straight. The point is to have an expressway, isn't it? If the runway were "scootched" (thanks, kerplunk) down as far as possible, airport trail might only have to detour north a quarter mile, and then come back south and connect with the terminal. After all, this is Calgary. We don't build roads straight around here. Tunnels are really cool and all, I'm just not entirely convinced that this one is necessary. There has to be a way to save a hundred million here. What's the final price tag? 250 million? Build a road with a couple of curves in it for 60 million. That other 200 mil would get the SE LRT going.