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Originally Posted by makr3trkr
Spending 1 billion+ on a bridge that functions with a high level of service only on a sunny day, with no accidents, and light to moderate traffic doesn't make sense.
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A replacement Patullo 6-laner would be $1.1B.
A 4-lane Surrey-Coquitlam Bridge + 2/3 lane Patullo refurb would be $1.4.
Essentially, you end up with the same throughput, but you direct traffic to where it is essentially going in the first place. You reduce traffic through New West as the Patullo becomes a local bridge. You end up with better traffic flow between Surrey and Coquitlam and Brunette's congestion through Sapperton can be better utilized as well. It would be nice if a 4-lane bridge there was built with foundations to support 6-lanes, but realistically, I'm not sure if it would ever be needed with the Port Mann serving East Surrey.
This would also reduce traffic along Kingsway as more people will opt to take the Surrey-Coquitlam bridge to connect to #1. It's a very interesting proposal and I'm glad it's still on the table.