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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
Does anyone know why this thing isn't being built?
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By all means, grab a hammer and have at 'er.
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Less a-hole-ish response: There's a ton of welding to do, which apparently is ongoing under the tents that are there. It doesn't seem like much progress from afar, but it's just the nature of the project. Once it nears completion it will all seem to go quickly because the whole thing will be lifted into its ultimate location and the final work on the abutments on either side will go quickly.
As for the timeline, it's just a delay from its original completion date. Sometimes when they pick these dates, it's a lot of spitballing and sometimes they just throw out a completion date that is unrealistic. I was honestly surprised when I first heard the original October completion date. Just didn't seem right. This happens on other things too. The NE LRT extension to Saddletown was originally quoted as having an opening date in 2010 whereas it won't open until Fall 2012. Same with the Crowfoot extension which was nearly a year past its original opening date. Both those original opening dates were fairly unrealistic too. Not sure why this happens, but from what I've seen, it's nothing new.