Blue line changes could save $1.2 billion
The Quebec action group struck to squeeze money out of the metro’s blue line extension plan suggests saving $1.2 billion by changing the location of the planned Anjou terminus. This plan would save all five proposed stations, although an alternative suggestion involves reducing the stations to four.
Ephraim 18:06 on 2021-06-26 Permalink
So the station would be built under the 25 near Chateauneuf and somewhere near the BestBuy/ToysRUs with no big bus terminal. With one exit on either side of the 25 and no parking as a collector. Which of course would mean less traffic for the shopping centre.
david288 23:41 on 2021-06-26 Permalink
The 1.2 billion clams in savings isn’t just related to the relocation of the station, though that may be the single most significant reduction at $750 million. There are loads of proposed changes, including a significant reduction in the number of entrances and elevators.
If we lived in the dystopia that so many people think we do, this thing would be cost neutral as they’d expropriate great tranches of land and develop ultra intensive highrise communities at each station to recover costs.
Ant6n 09:40 on 2021-06-27 Permalink
Given this has been planned for 40 years, and that a lot of the land along jean talon is parking lots, its sort of odd that this isnt all just publicly owned by now and simply built with cut and cover.
Ephraim 10:13 on 2021-06-27 Permalink
Actually, I wonder if there is a plan to develop the land above the edicule. What’s more desired than to be easy walking to/from public transit and some shops. And you can build some social housing as well. It’s main streets, so you should be able to build tall, maybe 20 stories?