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Originally Posted by Spocket
The chances of Goulet being extended to Lagimodiere are slim to none .
Don't forget that this whole scheme was dreamed up in the sixties (or earlier) and since then a lot of fundamentals have changed dramatically .
Construction costs are considerably more expensive even after factoring for inflation . That alone is probably all that is needed for the city to scrap the idea .
Secondly , you can't fight city hall (as the saying goes) but you can fire it all . Neighborhoods aren't as easily carved up as they once were and the Goulet extension goes right through the only one in that general direction . Ramming this through despite the inevitable protests would undoubtedly result in a few job openings .
Thirdly , it's just not necessary . The only reason that traffic gets backed up along that stretch is because of the trains at Archibald . The solution is an under/overpass , not moving the problem laterally .
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Actually the plans are very real....now. I recently talked to a
top city traffic engineer (not a friend of a friend who heard....) who said it was a priority to remedy the bottleneck of Lagimodiere between Marion and Dugald. The remedy is to close the intersection at Marion and Lagimodiere and somehow realign Marion to use the Dugald intersection. This plan that i discussed is the preferred alignment. That does not mean that is what will end up being built but it is the latest as of spring of 2012.
Another high priority is the grade separation of Lag and Regent. Lagimodiere will go under Regent. The only issue will be the nightmare of detouring traffic through the construction zone at one of Winnipeg's highest volume and busiest intersections.