^You would probably know better than anyone but i've noticed Legato hasn't done much since they dug the hole while all the other sites got cranes, so has Victoria run out of cranes? Just downtown we have 6 big ones and one small one up right now.
I dunno, can't see running out of cranes ha. Maybe there are some geotechnical (or sales) issues??
Edit - walked by just now and looks like bedrock is pretty shallow at that site and they are actively excavating - to accommodate underground parking they have a way to go.
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I dunno, can't see running out of cranes ha. Maybe there are some geotechnical (or sales) issues??
Edit - walked by just now and looks like bedrock is pretty shallow at that site and they are actively excavating - to accommodate underground parking they have a way to go.
Your welcome. There is a labor shortage in Victoria so I hope they all get built. Growing up in the late eighties and 90's we'd go 10 years without a single highrise go up so it's amazing to see so many highrises gowing up now. I know of young people working in some of these developments as their first jobs. As I stated I just hope they all get built. I'm waiting for the tower crane go up at 960 Yates Street a 17 story condo building. It's progessing slowly and it will be the thirteenth tower crane in Victoria.
There is talk of making highway 17 a freeway but I havent heard of anything lately. Back in the 80's Bill Vanderzalm proposed a freeway and all of the turn offs blocked off. But the people in the penisula protested and lobbied and the proposal was dead. Then in the early 90's as part of commonwealth games part of the bid was a freeway from the airport south. but like a lot of things proposed as part of the bid never got built. Recently about 2009 the interchange at highway 17 at the airport got built. I agree it should be a freeway.
The island seems to get so little attention when it comes to infrastructure. Don't get me wrong, I do think that this project is a good step, but it would be really nice to go beyond building a single interchange every 5 to 6 years.
The island seems to get so little attention when it comes to infrastructure. Don't get me wrong, I do think that this project is a good step, but it would be really nice to go beyond building a single interchange every 5 to 6 years.
I agree. I think it is because the island always votes NDP. The airport needs a new longer runway. Both the airport authority and the Federal Gov't have funds available for the project but Christy Clark has said no from the province even though it has shown a positive economic impact for the capital region. and they do need to make highway 17 a freeway.
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