[calgaryrocks]

Originally Posted by Slava

Well they could get private company to build it, maintain it, collect the tolls and send them a cheque each year. They don't need to have the cash up front (assuming this is legal under the Indian Act). I'm in favour of toll roads in general, but if the SW portion is tolled, the rest of it better be as well. Lets throw the airport tunnel in for good measure!

Yea they probably could....or they could just let the City build it and get tons of money up front (which they could still invest and get an interest/dividend check from each year) instead of pissing off the City. If they vote this down it's more out of spite than anything, sure we built the City too close...but the government is offering land in exchange. Sure they might lose anything currently developed along the Ring road (is there anything there?) but they can use the ring road to bring money into the reserve with people driving through each day