05-07-2017, 12:05 PM
(05-07-2017, 11:40 AM)KevinL Wrote: The one by the river is of course the trickiest and most important. I'm imagining elevated heavy rail (because there's no way to dig that close to the river) but it could go a number of ways.
Ha! Yeah, no one's digging in that area, for sure.
My bet is on elevating the LRT immediately east of William St. LRT can handle steeper grades, which shortens the length of viaduct you build. Eagle St also climbs a hill just to the east, so it makes for a natural elevation change for the LRT.
It almost makes one think they should just have the LRT elevated right through Preston. It would only be an additional 800m, between the river crossing and the elevation needed to get over the rail line. That, and an elevated station... which would be $$$$. And somehow, I don't think this would help earn the hearts and minds of Preston residents.