Costs climb for Vendome tunnel to MUHC
Costs are climbing and completion has been delayed for the tunnel linking Vendome station to the MUHC hospital.
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Max 14:16 on 2019-12-05 Permalink
This new tunnel is a clusterfuck. The path it follows is more than twice as long as the garage route. It connects to the hospital at the far side of the ‘D’ block, almost at the research wing.
https://www.stm.info/sites/default/files/pdf/fr/vendome-plansduprojet.pdf
Imagine using it to get to the Shriner’s. Might as well call a damn taxi if you’ve got mobility issues.
Benoit 16:29 on 2019-12-05 Permalink
There would have been so many better ways to spend $110M… Elevators in 10 to 12 new stations, for example…
Kate 09:00 on 2019-12-06 Permalink
Max, the existing arrangements are also a clusterfuck. I didn’t realize how lousy the new design is, though.
dwgs 11:31 on 2019-12-06 Permalink
Looks like someone was getting paid by the foot.
Max 11:59 on 2019-12-06 Permalink
If I had my druthers the Vendome platforms would extend west a bit, elevators would connect them to the top floor of 5252 de Maisonneuve, and from there a big ole scenic skyway would connect to the Vic.This business of going either through or around the parking garage is fuckin’ ridiculous.
Anyway. Stay healthy, everyone.
John B 13:34 on 2019-12-06 Permalink
Oh wow, I hadn’t realized the new tunnel goes out of its way to be extra long and go where the fewest people probably need to go.
As a semi-frequent user of the Childrens, I hope the existing route through the garage doesn’t go away.
Max 16:03 on 2019-12-06 Permalink
On second thought, it might not be so horrible. I just realized the diagram above depicts the existing passage from the metro only as far as the elevator / stairwell structure at the edge of the garage. It doesn’t include the stroll among the cars and the ambulance bays and the surreptitious smokers. My bad.
Uatu 18:10 on 2019-12-06 Permalink
Looks like it will enter under the Cedars cancer center. Great. More lost patients. I think it is meant to link the bldg on de maissoneuve. The one that used to be owned by Air Canada and was bought by Porter using 40million$$$ of cash from the rvh foundation – cash donated to help patients but was used to buy real estate. Some doctors have clinics there (that charge 30% more from health care for overhead) and also charge for tests, but patients can opt to shlep down that new hallway to the hospital where it’s free. This includes pregnant women as one of the clinics is gynaecology. Get ready for a hike future mother! Why doctors needed a building for private clinics is beyond me as they just built a hospital that’s only 5yrs old. This just proves that patients are an afterthought. This hospital is for Doctors! Now they can hold their heads up high and impress their colleagues in the States and the rest of Canada that they work in a real hospital and not that old Hogwarts looking building downtown! … Ugh. Sorry but I’m just a little cynical and bitter. ;p