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Originally Posted by cairnstone
One of the reasons of the high costs was that when they did the cut cover all they did was put on a a level section instead of building a proper structure that would allow simple nockouts to be cut in. Another short site in the process to build the Canada line. So to build the new station requires to build around the existing tunnel and a portion of work is in a 3 hour window. So large costs attached to it.
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The 'they' who built the Canada Line that way wasn't the city, who had no say in the design or construction of the project. Allowing higher density projects than the plan already allows at the possible station area (beyond Pearson and Langara Gardens) wouldn't seem to be good planning if Translink aren't going to support the new station construction. Presumably there are negotiations taking place to clarify how the situation will play out, but the city can't 'make' things happen. It's a similar situation to the design of the Broadway line to Arbutus - the project is being controlled by the Provincial transportation department. Even if the city, and Translink think two entrances are a good idea for a station, for example, they can't make that happen. They may all be partners in transportation projects, but they're not equal partners, and with the Canada Line there's the additional complicating factor of the P3 private sector operator.
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