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Old 07-09-2024, 01:18 PM   #3911
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang View Post
Not that I expect the UCP to be factual in any way, isn't the "underground rivers" thing total nonsense? It always gets trotted out when people are frustrated about the Red/Blue lines running at-grade, despite the real reason it is above ground: the governments of the day favoured the immediate cost over the long-term benefit.
The downtown and river geology is why they already had to shorten the tunnel in 2019, originally from 4 St SE to 20th Avenue N to ending it at Eau Claire.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5430501/c...n-line-tunnel/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...-lrt-1.5443941
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