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Originally Posted by Arrdeeharharharbour
This sentence resonates with me. Given that the Macdonald is not likely to be replaced (at least I hope not as it's a beautiful and recently renovated bridge) and with an increasing population, perhaps it is unrealistic to expect a replacement MacKay to handle all new traffic, no matter how large the replacement bridge might be. And I suppose that it follows that if closer to the coast areas of Dartmouth are growing quickly then the same may (or perhaps is) happen on the Halifax side of the harbour. Perhaps a new south end bridge from Woodside should touch down in the far south end of the peninsula and then continue on to land somewhere on the other side of the north west arm?
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The early posts in this thread date from 2008 when HHB released their concept for exactly that (or alternatively, a south-end tunnel), concepts that were quickly shouted down by the usual anti-progress types. It is worth going back and reading some of those comments. Sam Austin decried the concept, saying that it would encourage car-based suburban development in Woodside among other nonsense. Shockingly, Mason appeared to be in favor of it.