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Originally Posted by Wormius
2 things -
1) How did the planners for the Green Line not anticipate the tunnel under the Bow River being such a problem that they are now considering to, or decided already, to kibosh it at the last minute?
2) Is tunneling under a river really that big of a deal? There are lot of places with tunnels running beneath bodies of water. What is so different about our situation? Doesn't every tunnel construction face similar risks of flooding and variations in the topology? I mean, around the world there are some very deep train station platforms. I don't know about 7 stories, but it would make for a unique experience at least.
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Simple answer, they only considered anything between Seton and 7th ave SE. the entire purpose of including anything else was lip service to gain the political will to fund a tertiary transit need ahead of higher priority regions identified in transportation studies.