02-09-2021, 05:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-09-2021, 05:40 PM by danbrotherston.)
(02-09-2021, 04:55 PM)trainspotter139 Wrote:(02-09-2021, 08:04 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Why? It takes exactly the same space. Less depending on river roads land configuration.
The plans for the River Rd. extension includes a centre median in that area that is wide enough to fit the tracks in without having to do any extensive construction. They are essentially building the road to fit the future LRT doing all but the surface track work so that all they need to do is remove whatever they put as the median and put the tracks in. They are doing the same thing with the King St. rebuild they are planning from the 401 to the Freeport Bridge.
That's a choice, they could make a different choice, the road does not need a median wide enough for two LRT tracks, and I'm not certain if the road is 2 lanes or 4 (I hope 2), but a two lane road with a median is about 3 meters wider (IN ADDITION to the width of the median) than a 2 lane road without a median because the region and city road standards require 4.5+ meters curb to curb distance.
Also, I didn't think the LRT was going down King, and they weren't rebuilding the King St. bridge in the current plan, it was just going to follow 8. They may still be rebuilding it with a wasteful and unnecessary median...the region loves wasting money on roads.