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Originally Posted by The Jabroni
So, from what I understand, the study is for the bridge(s) only, and not the route itself, since that study was already done, yes?
Had it not been for the dispute about the old base between the federal government and first nations, this project would have been done by now, and the bridges redesigned.
But from what I can tell, since this whole thing was only a study anyway, the bridges are in need of repair or replace regardless.
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Functional design has been done, which is very high level (ie. determining which areas need to be addressed, levels of service, which roads maintain access, etc).
This is for preliminary design, which builds on the functional design, and where a lot of road alignment, bridge alignments, options for rehabbing or replacing the bridge are figured out. Prelim is basically deciding what's going to be built.
Detailed design follows that and that's where specific details are designed, and the construction drawings are produced.
This project is for prelim design of all the roadworks and bridge options, whether to rehab (and add additional lanes) or to fully replace one or both structures.
You're partly right tho, if Kapyong wasn't in the courts, it probably would have been done sooner.