A look inside the gates of the former Strait Crossing fabrication yard
Take a tour of the former staging facility for the Confederation Bridge. Almost 20 years later, about 200 concrete pillars stand tall, as the province tries to nail down a development deal.
Graffiti artists have painted the drab concrete pillars in Borden-Carleton
Take a tour of the Strait Crossing fabrication yard
8 years ago
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Take a tour of the Strait Crossing fabrication yard
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Not much is happening these days at the former Confederation Bridge fabrication yard in Borden-Carleton — except for the graffiti artists who occasionally sneak onto the property, adding a bit of paint to the drab concrete pillars.
The province has said it has made every effort to restrict access to the site with fencing and locked gates — but despite the graffiti that marks many of the structures it said it doesn't plan to do any more.
The province says it has made every reasonable effort to restrict access to the site with fencing and locked gates. (Pat Martel/CBC)
The fabrication yard was supposed to be removed by this summer, but the province said it will wait to incorporate plans for the site into Borden-Carleton's overall development plans.
Pat Martel worked as a journalist with CBC P.E.I. for three decades, mostly with Island Morning where he was a writer-broadcaster and producer. He retired in Oct. 2019.
