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Article on Lincoln Station:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...o-build-us-a-transit-station/article18610232/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...o-build-us-a-transit-station/article18610232/
The Evergreen Line’s executive project director said everything came together after the bids had already come in, which meant getting the agreement of the builder to make alterations at a set price.
Amanda Farrell said her advice to anyone planning the same in the future would be to try to get the partners in line well before the bids go out.
But Coquitlam, at least, managed to make the deadline. Coquitlam’s neighbour, the City of Burnaby, also looked at trying to develop a partnership to build Cameron Station just north of the Lougheed Centre mall.
But the city and the province couldn’t agree on how to split the cost of changing the grade of the line so that it could accommodate a station. They were still tussling about it while Coquitlam was finalizing its agreement.
“Burnaby came in late in the game. Now they’ll never have a station there,†Mr. Gravelle said.