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Old Posted Jan 13, 2011, 1:06 AM
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The Spencer Rd. (Bear Mountain) interchange project is the ultimate tree-hugger protest project. Throw in financing by the City of Langford, an insolvent developer on Bear Mtn., plus more hiccups, and this one had all the makings of a fiasco. And yes, the existing traffic light will be removed with the addition of frontage roads connecting to the new interchange.

That said, the latest on the project:

Quote:
By Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist December 26, 2010

<snip>

But that interchange -- dubbed the "Bridge to Nowhere" -- sits unfinished as a stark reminder of the impact of the recession. Designed to open up the south side of Skirt Mountain for development by five property owners -- including Bear Mountain -- the interchange has been put on hold until the economy recovers enough for construction to proceed.

Langford is planning to make development pay. The municipality plans to charge a per-unit amenity contribution of $10,900 and introduce a new amenity contribution requirement of $4,500 per 5,000 square feet of lot area for any rezoning that results in increased commercial, business park or industrial density north of the Trans-Canada.

"That way we'll get the money up front so we can start to make some improvements to the highway on the north side," Blackwell said.

Council has also decided that the amenity contributions are to be paid at the time of rezoning and not deferred to the subdivision or building permit stage.

Blackwell said part of the reason roadways tying into the overpass have not been completed is because of a recent court challenge.

Last year, Langford council voted in favour of a zoning proposal to allow a $1.7-billion development called South Skirt Mountain, which would allow 2,800 housing units in a 15- to 20-year project next to Goldstream Provincial Park. <snip>
Source: http://www.timescolonist.com/busines...397/story.html

The project in its current state:



Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ASQy4KCD9C...long++crop.jpg



Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ASQy4KCD9C...rpass%2Bup.jpg

Edited to Add: Ooopps, I placed a story from January, 2010 - not 2011. Dang, I always get my years mixed up during January.

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