Typed this post after only looking at the plan on my iPhone. I notice now that they have a whole bunch of access ramps and an extra leg heading east towards Crowchild. $550M for that is actually hilarious.
Their cut and cover is going to get pretty deep, too going down those embankments.
It also completely ignores Glenmore/HWY 8 from 37th Street to around 101 st, which was included in the $1.5B cost for the 2009 Proposal. The original proposal also includes the following interchanges that wouldn't be included in this "$550M" proposal:
22x
162nd Ave
Fish Creek Blvd
130th Ave
Anderson Rd
Full connection to 90th and Southland Drive
Old Strathcona Road
Sarcee Trail (this one was pretty complicated)
Westhills Way
Glenmore/37th St full interchange with flyover ramp
69th Street
Hwy 8
Also, the proposal with the reserve includes a utility ROW across the reserve North to South, mostly separate from the roadway.
For the small section that this "$550M" was addressing, it's significantly MORE expensive than the original proposal.
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