It seems construction in this city seems to think that too bad about your daily routine or ability to move about the city, because CONSTRUCTION!
Earlier this year at Memorial and Edmonton Trail they were doing some bank work on the river. Crews would allow you to cross Memorial one way, then cross one of the Edmonton trail couplets, before telling you to turn back and go the other way, because CONSTRUCTION! This would literally be about a 7 minute detour for a pedestrian. This would double some people's commute. All because letting people walk across when no trucks are entering the site is way too hard (even though someone is sitting there yelling at pedestrians all day as their fulltime job) or putting up detour signs before people crossed several major streets with long lights was obviously way too much work.
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