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Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy
What would the cost of a 2-lane highway (with some passing lanes) from Sundance (I think this is where the road ends?) to Churchill cost? That's about 250 km in a straight line which we know the road will not be with all the bogs and lakes. Then there is the challenges of the tundra one would have to deal with.
Conservatively, would we be talking about $1 - $2 billion to build this road? I'm not sure the return - more efficient transportation of goods and services and increased tourism due to accessibility - would be worth the cost.
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It would probably make more economic sense for the province to buy a combi 737 and run it back and forth between Winnipeg-Thompson-Churchill ferrying freight and medical passengers at subsidized rates, and international tourists at full price. You'd achieve largely the same ends but without the inevitable billion dollar plus up front pricetag of building a highway to serve a town of 1,000.