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View Poll Results: Do u think 6th Ave should b closed fully 4 a year or partially 4 more than a year?
Closed fully 57 80.28%
Closed partially 6 8.45%
A combination of the above. 8 11.27%
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Old Posted Feb 7, 2007, 6:19 PM
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That would be kind of cool if they built a temporay deck, unfortunately no too feasible.
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Old Posted Feb 7, 2007, 6:39 PM
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The portion being shut down is on the east end of the road, which means the bulk of traffic heading west in the evening rush will not be affected at all. The morning traffic could easily divert onto 4th ave.

The city could also get a lot more money with a full closure. It would save encana on construction costs, so it is of more value to them.
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Old Posted Feb 7, 2007, 7:23 PM
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I hope the city votes to go ahead with the closure. I know we're all for it, because we're skyscraper geeks, but the Bow still is a benefit to the city, in terms of property tax revenue, and the cultural space, and a few other things. I hope the city tries to accomodate Encana.
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Am I missing something? Is 6th ave really used that much where the Bow is slated for construction?
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You might think it's a yawner, because Edmonton has never had to shut down a major downtown artery for a massive office tower contruction project.

Perhaps some day Feepa...some day.
Right, because we didnt just deal with having the low-level bridge into downtown shut down for 10 months.....
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Old Posted Feb 8, 2007, 10:31 PM
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Am I missing something? Is 6th ave really used that much where the Bow is slated for construction?
Are you serious? If so please lurk more! A whole bunch of traffic from the northeast comes off of 4th Street and sneaks onto the back of 6th Ave. Not to mention all the traffic accessing it from Macleod south in the core.

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Am I missing something? Is 6th ave really used that much where the Bow is slated for construction?
it is on a major bus route (#4/#5)...and the main cop shop is right there. during rush hour i would imagine it is one of the busier streets as cars come in downtown.
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Right, because we didnt just deal with having the low-level bridge into downtown shut down for 10 months.....
Bridge work is totally understandable. Calgary's centre street bridge was shut down for reconstruction, whereas a commercial office tower can be debated differently.

Detour for profit, that sort of thing.
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Like a band-aid.

Do it all at once. And for shit's sake, do it quickly.

If they' don't do it quickly, that would be a debacle.
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