Nenshi talks more about the Airport Trail tunnel, why it is necessary to build the tunnel now as opposed to later, and rags on Dial-A-Bob's misinformation on the tunnel as well.
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For several weeks now, Ald. Bob Hawkesworth has staked his campaign on one issue – opposition to the airport tunnel, the same tunnel he voted for repeatedly, most recently last September.
But in his press briefing, released today, he has gone too far. Every paragraph contains at least one significant misstatement or factual error.
First, the cost of the project. No one except Ald. Hawkesworth has ever suggested that the tunnel itself will actually cost $500 million. Estimates for the tunnel have ranged from $40 million to $198 million, with roughly $175 million being the consensus estimate at City Hall. It’s worth noting that a report presented to Ald. Hawkesworth in July said that the cost to not build the tunnel is $350 million, which the City has already budgeted. So the incremental cost of the tunnel is $150 million not the $500 million he claims.
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http://www.nenshi.ca/new/2010/204