05-20-2016, 12:00 AM
(05-19-2016, 11:05 PM)KevinL Wrote:(05-19-2016, 08:33 PM)panamaniac Wrote: The overpass concept that I saw at Regional HQ today showed what I thought was a ramp only. I seemed the best way to go, imho, but there was an "all knowing" citizen buttonholing Region staff to know why the ramp option/Waterloo St did not conform to "mandatory design standards". Said "all knowing" citizen seemed both exasperated and very pleased with himself that the Region staffer had no idea what he was talking about. Joys of public consultations.....
There are two separate overpass options, one with a ramp and another with stairs and an elevator. Those two along with the underpass option are the three under consideration.
Yes. I thought the ramp option to be the best one, although there were a couple of concerns noted. One of them was high cost of construction and maintenance, which I didn't understand. The other was possible encroachment on one of the transformer boxes, which seemed pretty small potatoes. It was that option that the concerned citizen was saying did not meet whatever mandatory design features he was concerned with.