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Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

Highway 17 Calibogie Interchange costs 25 million. No way in hell a straight bridge costs 100 million.

https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/ottawa...1_5287702.html

Closer to home the 18th Street overpass in Brandon cost 65 million.

That link for the Ottawa project is in 2021 $$ - pre-covid inflation (it's already built as per google street view).

Also, soil conditions in the area around the Carberry intersection are significantly more challenging that the Ottawa area.

Not that it should add up to $100M - but certainly double that 25M price tag of the 2021 Ottawa project wouldn't be outrageous IMO. So in my mind, $50M is the best case scenario for a simple bridge and related road works here.

You can see how this works in the mind of the Government. We don't have $$ to throw at this - period. So the cheaper (less sexy) options tend to win out. Unless you want the debt to increase, or something to be cut from somewhere else.