Cogswell District construction to come in under budget, on time
Halifax staff say the project cost has dropped from $122 million to $113 million
he Cogswell District redevelopment in downtown Halifax is on schedule to finish next year and will actually come in under budget despite millions in unexpected costs.
On Tuesday, Halifax councillors received an update on the project, which will create a new 6.5-hectare neighbourhood connecting the downtown with the city’s north end and waterfront.
Project manager Donna Davis said crews are about two-thirds of the way through construction, and all of the ramps and the major retaining wall in front of Casino Nova Scotia have now come down.
Councillors approved Davis’s request for about $15 million in new money to cross the finish line, which is needed due to unexpected costs like disposing of unsuitable soils and breaking trench rock. …[Continue Reading]