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Originally Posted by Keith P.
I think the mention of a cruise ship berth in Dartmouth is a bit of a stretch.
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Somebody was complaining about how much of an annoyance it was that the regular cruise terminal closed down for a while and the passengers had to take a bus from farther south in the seaport area. It really sucks to arrive at a cruise terminal in the middle. You don't want to lose an hour or two out of a tight schedule, nor do you want your cruise to turn into daily bus commutes. In practice people stay on the ship when they get tired of that and the ports lose out.
They also mention having truck traffic leave the metro area or province completely which seems wrong. Why would the Port of Halifax want to give up on that related economic activity? What's the holdup with building a transfer facility along a rail line somewhere in the area, like in Burnside as they mention? That plan has been talked about for ages with no progress.
They could also build a facility around Rocky Lake Dr in Bedford near where the two lines meet.