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Originally Posted by Lubicon
Hoping they could do most of the cutting along 2nd Street itself and leave the intersections alone, then dig/tunnel that small portion rather than having to rip up the street in it's entirety. Is that possible?
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They were always going to have to cut and cover the station at 7th/8th Ave anyway, plus the portal out of the ground at eau claire.
They were always going to have to “tunnel” under the CP Rail corridor and the 7th Ave LRT tracks, and this is going under the existing LRT tunnel for the Red line at 11th Ave (I think, not sure if there’s enough room above).
In short, it was never a question of picking 0% disruption or 100% disruption. Full cut and cover will be more disruption, yes, but between the station and the portal, 2nd st was going to be a nightmare along the way at some point no matter what.