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| Wolf Keller, head of the flood mitigation advisory panel, by the Elbow River. A study is planned for the flood tunnel. Photograph by : Leah Hennel, Calgary Herald |
Flood diversion tunnel plan raises tough questions for city
By Jason Markusoff, Calgary Herald January 3, 2014
When flood mitigation experts mused about a tunnel to divert water from the Glenmore Reservoir to the Bow River, it struck even the mayor as something from science fiction.
In the first half of 2014, Calgary will get a Choose Your Own Adventure report on the proposed tunnel.
Should it go under 58th Avenue South or Heritage Drive? Should it protect Elbow River communities from a repeat of 2013’s flood, or a much worse disaster?
Will the benefits be worth the cost of a $200-million tunnel? What if it’s a $300-million tunnel?
And if a flood-sized gusher is siphoned off the Elbow, what damage does it wreak when the water empties into the Bow?
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| Photograph by Darren Francey Calgary Herald |
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