08-07-2017, 12:44 PM
(08-07-2017, 11:49 AM)rangersfan Wrote: The Laurel trail through Waterloo Park will be closing in a few weeks for 6 months:
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/748...se-sept-1/
Yet more double standard. They built a temporary parallel road to deal with the roundabout construction on Ottawa St. but in Waterloo Park they are apparently just closing the trail completely for six months. All alternate walking paths are significantly longer.
The closure is not even needed. They could have built the trail down the west side of the tracks, and the temporary route could go down there, across the tracks near the bridge, across the existing creek bridge, then back across the tracks to Father David Bauer. Then build everything except the approaches to the existing bridge, up to the two track crossings on either side. Then, after the new bridge is opened, pave the two bits used for the temporary path.
Alternately, they could strategically close and re-route different parts for much shorter periods of time. I can’t give a specific schedule for this because it would be much more work to figure out than the above plan. But overall, I consider this a big fail in transportation planning.