Posted Aug 14, 2013, 4:11 AM
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I believe the tunneled portion of the Evergreen Line is 2.2 km, and half of the remainder is elevated (and even the non elevated portions will involve retaining walls and other such features akin to the Grandview Cut and Nanaimo section of the Expo Line).
Also do remember there is a new secondary OMC being built with this project as well.
Less than 2km of the West LRT is elevated i believe.
I still feel that for the price paid by Calgary it amazes me that there are still at grade crossings on the West LRT. Don't get me wrong, it is a great transit addition, but I do feel Vancouver has been getting a great bang for our buck when it comes to mass transit projects in comparison to many other cities in North America.
Again, not my fault that people in Calgary forced such an unnecessary trench and increased the cost so dramatically.
Also I feel Queetz@Home purposely downplayed how much has been expropriated for the Evergreen Line and how much roadwork is going to be needed to be done along North Road, small sections in PoMo, and of course through Coquitlam. It is not the "booneys" as he proclaims and a considerable number of houses and businesses have been removed, anyone who has driven North Road from Lougheed to Como Lake can see this.
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