A report from 2020 found Calgary is staring at $7.7 billion in infrastructure gaps. What will city council hopefuls do about it?

“Infrastructure isn’t a sexy word.”

This is how Calgary Construction Association president and CEO Bill Black encapsulated a strongly and long-held belief among some politicians that promising something tangible rather than maintaining existing structures is a politically lucrative prospect.

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And yet, many Calgarians now believe otherwise. They have woken up to the horrors of neglecting what the city has spent decades and billions of dollars building — projects that make their lives possible. A significant proportion of Postmedia Calgary readers who have responded to an informal survey of key concerns cited upkeep of roads and infrastructure

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