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Originally Posted by Redliner
While I agree that the railway does seem to act like a barrier between DT and the beltline or Vic Park, that is CP's transcontinental main line and those tracks aren't going anywhere. For the money it would take to put them in a tunnel/trench or elevate them we could probably build 3 new arenas.
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I know it's insanely expensive - my questions were all based on the need for a new bridge over the river...something I recall hearing about, but I'm not at all certain of details (whether refurbishment is possible without much operational disruption). Coupled with the Green Line running parrallel in that section, and also requiring it's own bridge, it isn't a crazy idea, and I'm sure it's been considered.
Checking again the current plan for green line, it does appear to be street level from the river to 4 St (Olympic Way) before going underground, but that station design seems to still be a bit up in the air. It looks like the Green Line will be elevated for some sections in Inglewood.
It wouldn't have been cheap either way, but killing two birds with one stone while there are not any space or engineering constraints. It's a now or never thing - surface level rail (heavy or light) sucks, but it looks like we'll be stuck with it.