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Originally Posted by The Flying Dutchman
There are plans to reconnect Park Blvd. to Harbor Dr. It will happen.
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Yes, there have been plans for almost two decades. But for some reason, the government agencies involved have decided that pedestrians crossing the tracks at park blvd. MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COSTS. Including, 28M for the bridge, and millions more for pedestrian barriers and delays/complications.
Meanwhile, a few hundred meters down the tracks, it's for some reason totally acceptable to cross the tracks on foot, with no red tape required. Government efficiency
Here's a good article on the subject:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...htmlstory.html
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The holdup was due to safety concerns raised by the California Public Utilities Commission and BNSF Railway. Although the crossing was 70 feet away from the original Eighth Avenue crossing, the PUC considered it a new crossing and imposed tougher conditions than applied to existing crossings elsewhere downtown....
In summary, the original bridge-crossing cost has ballooned from the original $10 million to $40.6 million over 11 years. That's close to the cost estimated in 2002 for an $50 million overpass or $60 million underpass that the PUC and railroad preferred and the city opposed as too expensive, unsightly and impractical.
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