Nah, we're stuck with it.
That Spanish company is making a killing off it
Doug Ford proposes tunneling under the 401 to create an underground freeway to relieve 401 congestion
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That Spanish company is making a killing off it
If you make the tunnel a toll highway, it would pay for itself in about 50-75 years.
And if everyone started using the tunnel and not the 407, it would create competition forcing the owners of the 407 to drop their toll price
And if everyone started using the tunnel and not the 407, it would create competition forcing the owners of the 407 to drop their toll price
Duggo's lunatic capers aside, anyone here remember when the lefties on city council and planner Jennifer Keesmaat told us that they could tear down the Gardiner Expressway without it affecting downtown Toronto traffic??
None of our Fearless Leaders have the brainpower of your average miniature schnauzer.
None of our Fearless Leaders have the brainpower of your average miniature schnauzer.
Ford has already exceeded Wynn's debt by around $23 Billion. This Ford's Dreamland Tunnel Project will cost the taxpayer over $80 Billion to build.
But as long as his developer cronies will benefit by it, we know that it is no big deal to Douggie Boy and his supporters!!
But as long as his developer cronies will benefit by it, we know that it is no big deal to Douggie Boy and his supporters!!
Cheap labor, plus they'll bring their own dynamite too
You mean like this tunnel?
Bunkers Under Gaza Hospital Were Built by Israel, Former Israel PM Says
Officials have claimed that the tunnels are Hamas military command centers as Israeli forces raided al-Shifa hospital.
truthout.org
Oops, no that one was actually built by Israel.
Or how about this one? No?
Illegal tunnel under a synagogue in NYC is 60 feet long and destabilized nearby buildings, city says
The illegal tunnel discovered under a historic Brooklyn synagogue compromised the stability of several structures surrounding the religious complex, prompting an order to vacate as well as citations against its owners, city officials said.
Just curious how you arrived at that $55 billion cost, without any details about the depth, width, and other unknown complicating factors regarding constructing a 55 kilometer tunnel underneath the 401 that would have the capacity to carry sufficient future traffic to justify its total cost...
Metrolinx already tendered an offer to build it 
Expert pegs ballpark cost of Ford's Highway 401 tunnel proposal
The Premier said the tunnelling would go smoother than Boston's infamous "big dig," beset by delays and massive cost overruns.
toronto.citynews.ca
I dont think this is ever going to happen though.
But I applaud Dougie for thinking outside the box
But I applaud Dougie for thinking outside the box
If it is ~55 Billion, it would be about 8.5k for each person living in the GTA.
It would be cheaper to give everyone a free metropass for life.
If there are tunnels then it should be for bikes, the volume of a tunnel is the square of the radius, a tunnel that is 4 times smaller involves 16 times less volume of dirt to be dug out.
I drive but if there were bike tunnels then I would rather ride a bike, plus you can have shops along the tunnels to bring in commerce.
It would be cheaper to give everyone a free metropass for life.
If there are tunnels then it should be for bikes, the volume of a tunnel is the square of the radius, a tunnel that is 4 times smaller involves 16 times less volume of dirt to be dug out.
I drive but if there were bike tunnels then I would rather ride a bike, plus you can have shops along the tunnels to bring in commerce.
C'mon Phil. Dr. Saxe's stated opinion is certainly anything but an unqualified endorsement or even a confident estimation of the final costs.Expert pegs ballpark cost of Ford's Highway 401 tunnel proposal
The Premier said the tunnelling would go smoother than Boston's infamous "big dig," beset by delays and massive cost overruns.
And she wisely mentions the many problems and traffic disruptions that the project may create during the many years of construction.
In fact, as I read the whole article, it seems to me she does not think the tunnel is at all a good idea!
Better yet and much truer and relevant:
Remember when the right-wing mayor and his majority right-wing suburban councilors voted to rehab the Gardiner and shove its most easterly section a meter or two to the north which directly led to its current construction/destruction chaos that is causing this massive traffic congestion, gridlock, blocking the box and mayhem on approaches to and from the Gardiner, on the Gardiner and the downtown core.
All of this mayhem, thanks to that right-wing mayor and right-wing suburban council majority.
See now. we're dealing with actual facts and reality.
You'll never alleviate your vehicle caused road rage, head splitting migraines and delusions if you cannot and/or refuse to acknowledge facts.
Think funnel:
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I'm just going by what the media is reporting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯C'mon Phil. Dr. Saxe's stated opinion is certainly anything but an unqualified endorsement or even a confident estimation of the final costs.
And she wisely mentions the many problems and traffic disruptions that the project may create during the many years of construction.
In fact, as I read the whole article, it seems to me she does not think the tunnel is at all a good idea!
The work on the eastern end of the Gardiner has created any traffic hold-up. I drive that route to my office.
And the CNE sector rebuild is necessary and overdue.
SMH at what you post.
Sure, there bud. All those misinformed, vehicle-induced brain explosions of yours on this board are just performative.
Take 2 funnels and repost next morning.
