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MLA says Olympic gridlock possible

Broadcast News

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

VICTORIA -- A veteran B.C. Liberal MLA is warning his own government to fix congestion problems on the bridges to Vancouver's North Shore before the 2010 Olympics.

The prediction came in North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Dan Jarvis' budget response.

He points to heavy traffic on the Second Narrows Bridge sparking accidents resulting in delays that last hours, not minutes.

Jarvis says 400 buses a day may cross the bridge during the 2010 winter games and has a warning.

He says congestion or a deliberate act could leave the whole world watching as B.C. fails to get people to the Olympics.

Jarvis then remarked that all it would take is -- in his words -- "one jumper and there would be deadlock.''

Nudged by another MLA, Jarvis amended that to "gridlock.''

© Broadcast News

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Oh there will be gridlock. The last time I was on the Lions Gate was last April when I was going back to Vancouver from Whistler. Gridlock, 20 blocks and 2 hours long! this was just 4 pm too.

70,000 vehicles use the three-lane suspension bridge daily, built in 1938. It was in 1998 that they replaced the two-lane bridge deck with a new bridge deck with bike and pedestrian lanes and that they attempted to fix the congested causeway.

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It was in 1998 that they replaced the two-lane bridge deck with a new bridge deck with bike and pedestrian lanes and that they attempted to fix the congested causeway.

ahhh... no... it has been 3 lanes for decades. hey mr. x, do you even remeber the "old bridge" and it's abrupt peak (for cash reasons only)... you would have been rather young.

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oh brother. rather spend the money than have it fall apart in rush hour, and whats the alternative? spending billions on a new bridge or adding another deck (if it could even support that....)

traffic pressure points:

Port Mann Bridge (hwy 1) (Coquitlam to Surrey)

Lions Gate Bridge (hwy 99/1A) (vancouver to West Vancouver)

Iron Workers Memorial Bridge (second Narrows crossing) (Hwy 1)(Vancouver to North Vancouver)

Oak Street Bridge (hwy 99) (Vancouver to Richmond)

Queensborough Bridge (Hwy 99A/1A)(New West to Surrey)

George Massey Tunnel (Hwy 99)(Richmond-Delta)(counter flow lane helps though...)

Pitt River Bridge (Hwy 7) (Port Coquitlam to Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge)(counterflow. Ditto)

Burrard Street Bridge (to a lesser extent than the above) (downtown to S. False creek)

and aside for the bridges there are:

In vancouver:

Broadway

Granville Street/Oak Street/Knight Street

Hastings (somewhat)

Richmond:

No. 3 Rd (busway down centre removed 2 of the 6 lanes, increasing congesting immensly, but making bus travle much more efficent)

Hwy 91 (east west connector) Hwy 99 to 91/91a mostly high volume, slow into New west (Via Queensbourough) Alex fraser (hwy 91) high volume as well (Richmond to Delta)

Burnaby/Coquitlam

Logheed Highway - High volume, rush hour congestion, especially around Cape Horn Interchange (Hwy 7/Hwy1 immediately following Port Mann)

United Blvd to Mary Hill By-pass (Hwy 7B) (3 lane left turn, but still congestion....)

Surrey/Delta/Langley

Fraser Hwy (1A) 2 lanes into Langley, congested, slow

Hwy 10, 2 lanes into langey, ahem...

Nordell Way (exit immediately after Alex Fraser Bridge)

Hwy 17 to Tswassen Ferry Terminal congested through ladner.

if you want to see the translink projects check out the translink website Translink - Projects and Road improvements as well as the Province's road projects (gateway, ugh) which i cannot find right now.

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