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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Ugh, no. Do it properly the first time, tunnel or bust.
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100% agreed. Do it properly and tunnel it. If there's not enough money, then keep saving for it.
All of downtown should have been tunneled from the start in the early 80's. Same from City Hall to Cemetery Hill. Same with the portion of the West LRT that's trenched, and has made that entire stretch of 17th Avenue dead space at grade. Yes it costs more, but pays off in spades from an urban development perspective in the long run. A similar sized and cold climate city, Sapporo, did this properly in the 70's and 80's.