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Young artist George Xie of Richmond paints the surroundings at Britannia Heritage Shipyard during the fourth annual Grand Prix of Art event in Steveston on Saturday. For more on the competition that had entrants complete their pieces in just three hours, see page 6.
New bridge will just shift bottle neck: Brodie BY PHILIP RAPHAEL
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Sending super tankers up the Fraser is real reason for project, say local politicians
News last Friday that the province is chronic, Brodie feared a new bridge would planning to relieve traffic congestion at the only shift the bottleneck several kilometres Massey Tunnel by building a new along Hwy. 99 to the south end of crossing over the South Arm of the Oak Street Bridge. the Fraser River is being received “We need to look, from a point with skepticism. of view of traffic and infrastrucAnd one of the biggest doubtture, at the entire corridor. Not For a video ers, so far, is Richmond Mayor just one part of it,” Brodie said. Malcolm Brodie. “So, I am waiting to hear if there is anything While a new bridge — shown in a govmore to the plan, and, if so, what the other ernment video as having 10 lanes — may components are. I do believe it is a bottledeal with traffic in the immediate area where neck, and it significantly impacts Richmond delays through the 54-year-old tunnel are in many ways. What I’m not convinced of is
that they have come up with the answer just to say that there will be a new bridge.” Brodie added he is also keen to hear how the project is going to be financed, although he suspects it to be a P3 (Private, Public, Partnership) arrangement, similar to the new Port Mann Bridge, which charges tolls. “But we’ll just wait and see,” he said. Clark made the announcement at the Union of BC Municipalities convention in Vancouver and told the assembled group of politicians work was scheduled to commence in 2017, following consultation phases that
began last November. There was no word on the price tag for bridge construction and eventual removal of the Massey Tunnel. Beyond the finances, Brodie said he was also concerned the bridge would have a hefty environmental impact on the Richmond side and believes it is being pushed through with little regional transit planning coordination and consultation in order to accommodate Port Metro Vancouver’s desire to have large, Panamex-sized vessels ply the waters of the Fraser River’s South Arm. see Steves page 4