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“If a bridge is not built, traffic will still increase over the next two decades by 66 per cent,” he said.
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A tunnel does not address this point, which in the long run is the most important issue. We will be choking on traffic particularly downtown. I know that others have suggested a decline in traffic, which is assumed to be projectable for 20 years despite population growth. What nonsense.
Not providing adequate transportation infrastructure is going to have a negative impact on our quality of life. Nobody likes building new major roads but at some point we must do so otherwise we will be facing unacceptable congestion, which will make getting around the city increasingly difficult.