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mastershake29x t1_iv71gx8 wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in Can someone explain to me the importance of the Harrison Path station? by njkid30

The station was horribly obsolete even without Red Bull Arena being built. It needed to re-done regardless.

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objectimpermanence t1_iv80rf8 wrote

The station replacement at Harrison is basically a vanity project.

The main problems with the old station buildings were narrow staircases and no elevators. It shouldn’t cost $250 million and 10 years of construction and service disruptions to fix that.

The irony is that most passengers at Harrison spend only 15-30 seconds in the station building itself. Most of the time, people choose to wait outside on the platform.

Yet even once this boondoggle of a project is finally complete, the canopy won’t extend the entire length of the platform to keep people from getting wet in the rain or snow.

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