Talk:Petitcodiac River Causeway

Recent removal of large sections of this article?
Dude412, what's the justification for removing the sections "Bridge replacement", "Arguments for removal", and "Arguments against removal"? ERobson (talk) 16:10, 20 May 2008 (UTC) The fact that it's sycophantic, grammar-free rambling is a good start. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.167.36.215 (talk) 08:18, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

(I think I cleaned this up the best I could while preserving relevant arguments, hopefully not offending "those concerned") Infindebula (talk) 04:17, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

I'm not certain that arguments for or against, particularly those involving speculation or concerns, belong in what is ideally supposed to be a factually-based and objective wikipedia entry. Locally, it's such an emotionally charged issue that it is truly difficult to provide a balanced representation of the situation. Facts and history are all that should be here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.103.223.52 (talk) 16:53, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

-Agreed --142.12.119.18 (talk) 01:08, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Re: "the gates were permanently opened on April 14, 2010...", IIRC this isn't correct. The gates are going to be closed again in the fall so ice jams won't block the causeway gates. They're be reopened in the spring when the ice is gone. 142.167.33.249 (talk) 18:56, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Someone asked for some clarification of the gates closing in the fall due to ice jams. After the causeway was built, one of the issues that kept popping up was ice jamming during the spring. In the 1970s, there were some operational changes made and some modifications to the gates. At this time it was agreed the gates should remain closed until the ice was out of the lake. When the gates were opened in 1998 and 1999 for trials, they were closed again in the fall to prevent the ice jams. Also, according to the EIA prepared by AMEC, tidal flow will be returned to the river, as it was recently, but to avoid the ice jams the gates must be closed again in late fall. When the new bridge is complete, there will be enough space between the piers that ice can pass freely. I used the 2001 Niles Report and the EIA produced by AMEC as sources. Terbo2000 (talk) 20:35, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Redirect
Per a suggestion in a peer review for the Petitcodiac River article, I've blanked this article and redirected it to the section dedicated to the causeway, as it is better sourced, better detailed, holds the same and more information about the controversy, and will probably be the location of additions to the causeway's current progress as Phase 2 goes along. Regards. Eric Leb 01 (Page &#124; Talk)  21:22, 24 August 2010 (UTC)