By Staff
July 19th, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
There is a lot going on in the city and we haven’t had a chance to drive along the full length of New Street so cannot confirm what one Gazette reader opposed to the New Street Road Diet told us earlier this morning.
Hi I hope one of your reporters have time to do a story on the New Street Road Diet where yesterday they were digging up the brand new paving to install more water lines. Another planning and engineering fiasco.
Sometime after we originally published this piece another reader as:
Has anyone investigated what in blazes is going on on New St?! For months (a year) we’ve endured construction and upheaval. Once it was all nicely paved and the #%^* bike lanes were painted on again, haven’t they gone and torn up the whole thing again (east of Guelph Line). Looks to me like they forgot to lay down some pipe! Honestly, how much is this costing to do the job over? I’d like to know…
Freshly paved weeks ago- reader reports it is being dug up – again.
New Street has become the 2016-17 news story in the public imagination – replacing the 2011-13 Pier story.
Seems the people need to have something to prod city hall about.
…a pipe broke. What a planning, engineering and buracratic disaster!
I am a cyclist whose bike, feet or public transit is my only transportation. I have not had a reason to travel the relevant stretch of New street since the road diet started. Last week I was heading on the bike from downtown to Canadian Tire and decide to check it out. I took one look at the barrels ahead and decided to change my plans. I still went to CT but by a different route. I never saw the point in a bike lane on this stretch in the first place and to tear up new ashfalt is assine
The problem with politicians and bureaucrats not only in this town but generally is this–they spend other people’s money. If they were spending their own money, would they make these kinds of stupid decisions? I think we all know the answer!
Unbelievable…but not altogether surprising. It highlights the complete lack of coordination, communication and overall direction at City Hall. Another sad, sorry example of waste and mismanagement, and why we need radical change not just on Council but also in the upper echelons of our local public service.
The Cycling Advisory Committee needs to be investigated – it is making recommendations or as unelected body – making city policy.
What a fine mess! All the strategic planning that goes on, but no one communicates. I’m fed up with paying for bone-headed mistakes! Moving on…
Yes i twittered how inexcusably expensive .Mark the roads. Tear them up. Pave. Mark Tear them up.
Should not have been cycle road diet. But alas the study won’t be completed as no cycle ability.