BrettB
Active Member
Could it come down to ownership and maintenance? If TransEd owns the space and is supposed to maintain it, then I could at least understand the logic of not opening the space, even if I don't agree with it.
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IanO
Superstar
Hmmm perhaps, but I'd assume/hope that the connector is still COE?
Avenuer
Senior Member
The_Cat
Senior Member
Driving along 66 Street, I saw some train testing south of Whitemud. More of the train signals. Are working. At Davies Station, more scaffolding and insulation was up around many of the piers. At 76 Avenue, there was a roadblock at the left turn lane. I hope it’s not more concrete work.
Glenco
Senior Member
MattPT
Active Member
Oh god. Hopeful posts of elevated track right after the multi year shitstorm of elevated track failure lol. Is there a west valley line maintenance facility just in case it’s operational before south?
Glenco
Senior Member
Small light maintenance facility.
IanO
Superstar
Heard some rumblings about additional scrutiny for the west in light of the east and that the Province/Minister are not pleased; hoping this does not lead to additional issues for the COE.
dkazzed
Active Member
Does any municipality have any control over what happens in a P3 construction project? It's the provincial government that is forcing this project delivery method down everyone's throats.
kcantor
Senior Member
the requirement for it to be a p3 was federal, not provincial...
dkazzed
Active Member
Ah, thanks for the clarification.
The_Cat
Senior Member
The P3 funds were from the federal government.
Didama
Active Member
yeah we can thank Harper for that
kcantor
Senior Member
along with all of about 15% in actual project funding (250M of 1.8B) although i seem to recall that the provincial funding was also contingent on the fed's participation...
edmontonidiot
New Member
As far as I understand, sorta kinda.
P3 projects are regulated at all levels; municipal, provincial and federal. The constitution dictates most large scale projects fall under provincial jurisdiction however. It would be up to the province to set up a legal framework that requires more regulatory oversight and accountability built in, or to just say screw it and set up funding without using a P3.
There's been talks about amending the constitution so municipal projects could be funded directly without provincial input, so municipalities aren't cuckolded by provincial governments, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. P3s were pushed hard by the Harper government, and I suspect to see another conservative government soon enough.
That's my understanding at least, I could be completely wrong.