Haifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission
I was browsing the web today and stumbled upon a video on the HDBC's website (click here) that lists what's going to happen with the commission for the next couple of years. I didn't manage to get everything down so i would suggest watching it. Here's the facts i did get though:
-Repairs ongoing on the four approaches from Dartmouth. -New signs on both sides of the MacKay displaying weather conditions and construction activity, -They now own the Victoria Street Overpass and are planning to fix it up. -They are going to dismantle the "Abandoned bridge" on the Halifax side. -They are painting the bridges a lighter shade of green. Some HDBC related threads: Third Bridge By 2016 |
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I'm disappoionted they don't have on their list a redevelopment of the MacDonald deck where it meets the toll plaza to widen it out and remove a constant bottleneck. That is a very poorly designed area that could be fixed relatively easily. |
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Hell, even if they just interspersed the speed limit with other public service messages it would be a hell of a lot better.
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Time and temperature!! Lets start a petition..:jester:
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Anyone attending Bridge Walk this monday? I'll be there in full Jedi regalia, with some friends.
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Not planning to walk it but if i do i'm sure you'll stick out of the crowd...
Just a little fact i found out recently. The HDBC is planning to take-over the Burnside Expressway (with tollbooths naturally) when its built. I imagine that they will also pursue buying the roads between them (Circ & Burnside Dr). |
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I'm not in the Rebel Legion yet- that's the costuming group for the "good guys" of the Star Wars universe, the sister of the 501st.
I'll have to get some pics during bridge walk and post them, not to mention hoping and praying that the weather forecast changes- calling for fuckin rain. Ugh. |
I was looking at Halifax Harbour Bridges' 2008-2009 Annual Report. I found it interesting to read. It says that in 2009 the will "conduct a study on the impact peak period tolling and one-way tolling might have on reducing congestion at the bridges". I know that one-way tolling may have some minor unintended consequences like shifting traffic patterns, but it otherwise seems like a good idea to me.
https://www.hdbc.ca/docs/2208-2009%2...20report-2.pdf |
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No hike in peak-time bridge tolls
By DAVENE JEFFREY Staff Reporter Wed, Nov 17 - 7:26 AM Quote:
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I think that tolls should be increased on the Harbour Bridges and part of the revenue generated could be used for better cross-harbour rapid transit (ferries or other) and to build a tunnel under the North West Arm. I think that the tolls should realistically be about double what they currently are. Maintaining low toll rates will simply encourage more cars on the Halifax peninsula coming from Dartmouth and further growth on the Dartmouth side of the harbour (I have nothing against Dartmouth except that splitting the population on two sides of the harbour is costly). Encouraging growth to the southwest of Halifax will be a cheaper option.
PS: The Halifax Harbour Bridges commission would also be responsible for building and collecting tolls on a North West Arm tunnel. (source: https://www.hdbc.ca/mandate.asp ) Quote:
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In the Chronicle Herald today, there were a few more details about replacing the deck and vertical suspension cables on the MacDonald Bridge. This is a major project at $139 million dollars.
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From the Halifax Herald...
Halifax-Dartmouth bridge tolls to rise to $1
By CLARE MELLOR Staff Reporter | UPDATED 1:40 p.m. Thu, Jan 27 - 12:48 PM As of April 1, motorists will pay more to cross the two Halifax Harbour bridges. Those paying cash will shell out $1 per crossing, 25 cents more than they pay now. Subscribers to MACPASS, an electronic toll collecting system, will see the fare jump from 60 to 80 cents. However, that increase for MACPASS users will be phased in over two equal steps April 1 of this year, and April 2012. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, which regulates the bridge tolls, released a written decision on the matter Thursday after an application last year by the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission. The board held a hearing on the matter in November. The commission has said it requires the fare increase to help pay for significant and expensive construction projects on the bridges coming up in the next few years. The written decision can be found here. Personally; I support the increase - it's been a while and the bridges do need maintenance, but I suspect you'll see the ridership on Metro Transit increase too - as more people take the bus. |
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