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Originally Posted by ConundrumNL
Lol. Misguided mega projects are a key component of the NL economy.
The FL is something that's brought up every few years as a replacement for for the NS ferry. Nothing comes of it, except maybe a study.
It's a non-starter for several reasons. A few that come to mind:
- Quebec would need to link up the two ends of Route 138 to make using the FL over the Ferry practicable
- It would cause economic issues to anywhere west of Deer Lake (less traffic using the ferry)
- Route 430/Northern Pen Highway/Viking Trail would require substantial upgrading to cope with the increased traffic. A not small section of the which runs through a National Park.
- Removing the NS-NL Ferry will require a constitutional amendment
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Originally Posted by ConundrumNL
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Thank you for the link.
To compare the NL-Labrador link to the Confederation Bridge seems folly, as that was a inter-provincial link in a reasonably densely populated region that was delivered on-budget ($1.3b). As a inter-provincial project and Constitutionally mandated link, the federal government had exclusive domain, and the net effect was enhanced mobility and improved economy of the whole province of PEI.
As the NL/Labrador one would be intra-province, the federal government would likely be less interested in going full out on the cost and likely would require substantial investment by the province. Given that the last major project the province took on nearly caused it to default, the optics of saddling the province with more debt for a project of seriously questionable value would seem poor.
For unity of Canada, another 'gift' on the same scale of Muskrat Falls would be akin to throwing a drowning person a concrete lifejacket.
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Vancouver Island’s a bit different. I’d rather wait for the big one to happen first, assess the damage after, then decide.
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