EDITOR:
Some still chuckle at the site of the Cornwall overpass and the roundabouts on either side of it. Many cannot imagine why the government would build something so magnificent in the middle of a big field. Such waste.
Others are beginning to think there must be something big in the near future, maybe a new subdivision. The government owns most of the land now, plus there must be some under-utilized when you take into consideration the property purchased by the previous governments for the Charlottetown perimeter highway. We have at least $366 million in infrastructure money on the way, some of which should arrive just in time for the next fiscal year.
Doubtless all the land developers and building contractors would welcome the work, as well as job security for the trades. Just how much land the government owns or has options on is not known, but it is a lot. I would not be surprised if the subdivision plans are already approved. We can expect to see more roads, more sewer and water mains going in the ground in the Cornwall area and more of our default contractors raking in big money.
I wonder though, who will pay for the $48.8 million overpass. Would this not be an opportunity for our provincial government to add the construction cost of the bypass to the asking price of the land in order that the taxpayer can be compensated and perhaps put some money towards our now inflated provincial debt.
Wayne Carver,
Long Creek
