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Originally Posted by ken0042
I guess I look at all of the other projects that were put off at the time; and those are the projects we are talking now as "being put off."
- Anderson/ Bow Bottom/ Deerfoot
- Glenmore/ Deerfoot (which as mentioned is provincial.)
- Crowchild over the river.
Had these and other similar projects been done "right" in the first place; the Airport tunnel would be into its 2nd year of construction by now. What we are talking about is getting this one done right to start with, and moving forward from there..
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Regarding this project, it was done right the first time, but it was done 50 years ago (IIRC) when the city was at a much smaller population, so with the growth over the last 5 decades, the time has long since passed for an upgrade.
From what I’ve seen, the upgrade of Crowchild between 24th ave NW and 17th ave SW is going to be delayed for many years regardless of the Airport Trail or now. The project is going to be a gongshow no matter when it is done because it's almost a complete overhaul. They have to build 2 new overpasses (at 24th and 5th NW), 2 flyovers (23rd and Kensington), and completely re-do the Bow Trail/Memorial Drive crossings to meet the current traffic needs.
If you think the GE5 was bad, just wait til some of the communities affected hear about this. NIMBY central...