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Friday, February 09, 2007

Is This Another Arena Cost--Revised


The RFP for this has been changed according to a reader.

In checking the City's website, the RFP is now for "proposals from qualified consulting firms for engineering services related to design, construction drawings, specifications, contract administration and inspection, of the McHugh St Extension Phase 2 from the eastern entrance of arena over Little River to Florence Avenue."

The engineering services from Lauzon to the eastern entrance of the arena was dropped.

However, I got this note from another reader as well:

  • "Read this afternoon's post and it left me asking questions or is something missing from the big picture here?

    McHugh (from west of Lauzon Road) sits at an entrance way to the north end of the Trim Plant (a Tim Horton's and a traffic light to the plant entrance are the most prominent markings). I read the jpeg and it said extending to the east end of the arena entrance and then to Florence Avenue over Little River. That left me confused.

    Florence Avenue runs north/south.......but its hardly a long road lengthwise from Riverside Drive and in fact if the posting were accurate from the City, they are covering a lot of roadspace (going in a very pronounced "J" pattern) up to Florence.

    It was also confusing as Firgrove would be more readily accessible as it would the the shortest distance between two points! And it has easy access to Clover Avenue which if you go over there and look is maybe 300-400 yards short of being connected to Riverside Drive!

    And what about the Bridge to Nowhere....surely theyare working on a road extension there."
Since I have trouble trying to get from Point "A" to Point "B" if someone can explain what that all means and its significance I would be most appreciative!