Council endorses west LRT plan, kills underpass at 149 Street

City council officially killed the “rat hole” plan for 149 Street Friday and voted to step forward on the west LRT.
“Eyes wide open — there are going to be impacts to traffic,” said Mayor Don Iveson, after council voted 10-2 in favour of running both LRT and vehicle traffic at grade, rather than building a traffic underpass, at the 149 Street and Stony Plain Road intersection.
“But it’s not worth $200 million to create all these issues just to gain back