Community groups question North Park roundabout project
Posted Jul 15, 2014 07:32:41 AM.
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Construction on the North Park intersection redesign project starts this week, and some people are coming forward with concerns.
Friends of Halifax Common is a community group questioning the timeline of the project and how much it will cost.
Co-chair Peggy Cameron told The Chronicle Herald the city should make affordable housing and bike lanes more of a priority.
A spokesperson from the Halifax Cycling Coalition also told the Herald the roundabouts don’t have features that will improve safety for those on bikes.
However Anne Sherwood, a design engineer with the municipality, said pedestrians and cyclists were a top priority in the project.
The $12.9-million project will begin soon with the construction of the first of two new roundabouts at North Park and Cunard streets.
A total of 33 trees will need to come down on the North Common, but more than 100 new ones will be planted.
