Be aware that the project includes removal of the old bridge next year.
And construction of the pedestrian component is next year too.
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Cities are the most extraordinary human creation. They are this phenomenon which has unbelievable capacity to solve problems, to innovate, to invent, to create prosperity, to make change and continually reform. - Ken Greenburg
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
City of Edmonton officials say they are planning to give an update on the status of the Walterdale Bridge project by the end of the month.
They wouldn’t comment on the current budget or timeline of the bridge replacement, which is running a year behind schedule.
Construction started in 2013 to replace the 103-year-old original bridge. The replacement, which crosses the North Saskatchewan River to connect Queen Elizabeth Park Road and Walterdale Hill, will include a multi-use path to connect cyclists and runners to an upgraded trail system.
Construction was delayed when 42 steel arch structures were held up in South Korea, where they were manufactured.
The $155-million project is scheduled to be completed by fall 2017, with the bridge opening to traffic by the end of this year.
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
Or firing all their copy editors in rounds of cuts over the past couple years.
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Cities are the most extraordinary human creation. They are this phenomenon which has unbelievable capacity to solve problems, to innovate, to invent, to create prosperity, to make change and continually reform. - Ken Greenburg
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