I figure that many readers haven’t had a chance to poke around and check out all that construction that has closed the riverfront trail and eaten a giant hole in the riverfront east of Caesar’s…
Looks like work is progressing nicely. The project has to be completed by March 31, 2011. If it’s not, the contractor is on the hook for $10,000 per calendar day in damages…
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what's this going to be?
Robbie, a giant underground tank to catch sewage overflows so they stop dumping out into the river.
Oh gawd, a sewer project. Andrew, would you kindly send me an e-mail warning me next time you post a sewer project? As a city councilman in my small Washington town, I'm up to my neck in a $7.5m (US) sewer buildout.
Sorry Doug... This is a biggie... $60-$70 million, most of it federal stimulus cash...
I'll warn you next time :)
maybe it's not to late for eddie to make a canal out of it.
Too bad Metro Detroit's sewage still regularly overflows untreated into the river during heavy rainfalls. It seems almost pointless to spend $70 million since the population on this side of the river pales in comparison. It's also a major inconvenience to everyone that uses the riverfront trail, especially cyclists who are now forced to cross Riverside Drive twice to get from one side of the project to the other.
Mike two wrongs don't make a right and Peggy I hope a waterfront project can be constructed to help add the attraction of the casino. Francis Threepeat!
Since $18 million has to go towards shoreline improvement anyway why not make the marina and canal? Remember folks, the canal is ONLY the infrastructure part, NOT the buildings themselves.
Developers will build the buildings needed. This is in order to attract investors because even now the city has offered land for FREE and still no bids. Something is needed to attract them and this would be a great idea.
As for the basin, I say it is better than nothing and still better than allowing the run-off to spill inot the river, regardless of Detroit.
Peggy Eddie can turn it into a pond and rent canoes hehe!
Chad lets hope not