[Image-1] 1 Slide The City has officially cancelled any plans of coming to Halifax. The giant water slide people say in a statement they haven’t been able to find an alternate location after not clearing Citadel Hill (which they originally announced for their summertime bacchanal). “The good news is that all the crunches, plucking and […]
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What’s that noise at night in the north end?
[Image-1] Insomniacs and those wandering home from the bars may have noticed some odd noises in the north end lately. A soft jackhammering has been drifting across the waves, carried along by the cool summer air and caused by continual Big Lift work on the Macdonald Bridge. “We have started rivet busting, which is loud, […]
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The bridge shuttle just got slightly less inconvenient
[Image-1] Seems like the Big Lift isn’t turning into as much of a big mess as initially feared. Traffic problems so far appear minor, and if anyone’s angry about the 18-month disruption in their commute we’ve yet to hear from them over at The Coast. Now comes word that the bridge commission will, thankfully, run […]
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Which irritating bridge shuttle should you take for the next year?
[Image-1] Once again we thank the Big Lift for its upcoming 18-month-long disruption of our lives. Starting next week, Halifax Transit won’t travel across the Macdonald Bridge after 6:30pm (from Sunday through Thursday). To compensate, HT will run a special shuttle service between Halifax and Dartmouth five nights a week. Which is confusing, since Halifax […]
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What can you expect from the Big Lift?
Last night marked Dartmouth’s chapter of The Big Lift neighbourhood meeting hosted by Halifax Harbour Bridges, rescheduled from last Tuesday’s snow shitstorm to, you know, another crappy Tuesday. The bridge’s closest neighbours gathered in the Dartmouth Sportsplex Nantucket Room to a pretty nice spread of squares and coffee and a panel of bridge representatives, each […]
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Big Lift to be a big drag
[IMage-1] Welcome to The Coast’s ongoing coverage of the Big Lift. Get comfortable, we’re going to be here for a while. For the next 18 months, Halifax and Dartmouth are going to have to get acclimated to reduced use of the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge as significant and necessary repairs aim to extend the life […]