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Originally Posted by twoNeurons
A thought on the Viaducts...
If the viaducts were kept in their present form... what would be the chances of creating a tunnel portal where the viaduct traffic goes UNDER Georgia and Stanley park into North Vancouver?
Essentially this would be a downtown bypass where North Vancouver traffic would be funneled through to the East side. Lion's Gate would revert to a two-lane transit + cyclist/ped bridge. The road through Stanley Park could be made narrower, making the park board happy, the congestion on the Lion's gate would be eliminated by a new 4-6 lane crossing, and the traffic going through downtown to go North would bypass the core.
Pie in the Sky?
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THAT was the very idea going through my mind last night!!
"Pie in the Sky?" Yes ... BUT
ONLY BEACUSE OF COST ... $$$
I have always thought that was a super, but unattainable idea, so never directly posted the suggestion.
Thank you for the backup. Super-forward thinking, if I say so myself
In fact, I was thinking; a tunnel from the Viaducts entrance, surfacing west of Denman, would be ok for now,
But there might need to be downtown acces, like southbound Howe St tunnel exit ramp, 'and a similar entrance tunnel ramp from
Seymour northbound, if you're gong to integrate it at all with CBD out >< in connecting traffic wanting to transit the city core fast.
Conversely, one can exclude it from any central city connections, and have it (temporarily I hope) emerge West of Denman onto
the LGB Causeway, and ultimately, bored deep, pref 6 lanes, going under the Narrows, surfacing in N.Van - Capilano Road?
Thirdly, it could be a direct connection, with bored tunnels starting at the Viaduct entrances, already beginning the slope down
to Stanley Park, deeper, under the inlet, and then rising to emerge at a correct place in North Van.
But the problem is, whatever variant you fall upon, it'd cost jist too damned much: $$$$$ (being a megaproject will do it every time)
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