Amare
Senior Member
Just want to take a brief moment to note that we're all going to be potentially severely screwed with Acciona being selected. I knew that name rang a bell, because they've been involved in all of these messes which have had significant issues:
Herb Gray Parkway (Windsor Essex Parkway):
Walterdale Bridge:
globalnews.ca
Site C Dam:
globalnews.ca
www.theglobeandmail.com
Broadway Skytrain Extension
www.biv.com
And for fun, things got so bad in Vancouver with the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project that they had to fire Acciona:
Edited to account for Windsor Essex Parkway/Herb Gray Parkway
Herb Gray Parkway (Windsor Essex Parkway):
![windsor.ctvnews.ca](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1378725.1374532110!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/image.jpg)
Ontario government admits mistakes in Herb Gray Parkway construction
Cost overruns and oversight with the Herb Gray Parkway project were discussed in Queen's Park again today as Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Percy Hatfield charged that the government has made major mistakes in its construction.
windsor.ctvnews.ca
Windsor Parkway concessionaire gets fined for delays | Infrastructure Finance & Investment
Jim Lyons, Windsor Construction Association (WCA) executive director, stated:
www.infrapppworld.com
Walterdale Bridge:
![globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dsc0e2093-cu-walterdale.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1)
Walterdale Bridge still cost Edmonton $155M, even after contractor paid damages for delays - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Edmonton taxpayers paid full price for the Walterdale Bridge, despite fines that were levied against the contractor following major delays in the project.
Site C Dam:
![globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/site-c-dam.png?w=720&h=379&crop=1)
Site C dam to be delayed a year, more than $5B over budget, B.C. says | Globalnews.ca
The project is now expected to be completed in 2025, a year after its original completion date.
![www.theglobeandmail.com](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/5IWCWXC4ENNFBLZIVJZKRPPLX4.jpg?auth=17ece783d710e6f0dbb9081111f681c32b3fd33c70a520fc14839653181c1e6a&width=1200&height=800&quality=80)
Site C dam delayed, costs jump to $16-billion
Premier says its too late to go back despite project challenges
![www.theglobeandmail.com](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/pf/resources/assets/meta/favicon-32x32.png?d=583)
Broadway Skytrain Extension
![www.biv.com](https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/glaciermedia/import/biv/2023_09_broadwaydisruption028-cc.jpg;w=938;h=527;mode=crop)
Broadway Subway’s revised service date disappears from project reports
Total project completion was last listed as being March 30, 2026
![www.biv.com](https://www.vmcdn.ca/files/ui/glacier/biv/32.png)
And for fun, things got so bad in Vancouver with the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project that they had to fire Acciona:
Edited to account for Windsor Essex Parkway/Herb Gray Parkway
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