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Low Level Road hearing date moved to May 25

NORTH SHORE NEWS APRIL 29, 2011


A new public hearing on the Low Level Road upgrades has been set for May 25.

The meeting, to be hosted jointly by the City of North Vancouver and Port Metro Vancouver, is in response to concerns raised by the city at an April 4 council workshop that not all neighbours had the chance to comment on the project or fully understand the proposed changes in the original February consultation period.

The proposals would see the Low Level Road moved further up the slope to accommodate two new train tracks, while two new overpasses would be built over the tracks.

A delegation from the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition also came to council last week, asking staff working on the project with Port Metro Vancouver to give a second-look to lessening the slopes on the new road and adding barriers to separate car and truck traffic from cyclists.

The road is currently heavily used by cyclists as the only flat connection from Lower Lynn to Lower Lonsdale, said Heather Drugge, a North Shore member of the VACC. She said the proposed grades for the new road where the road rises from the intersection at Cotton Road to meet the new overpass to Neptune Terminals are too steep for many cyclists. "While I think there's going to be many benefits for cyclists, the major problem for cyclists is that it takes away our flat route," she said.

The hearing was originally scheduled for May 4 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, but had to be moved to a larger venue. The new time is 5:30-8:30 p.m. on May 25 at the Pinnacle at the Pier Hotel, 138 Victory Ship Way, with the town hall portion beginning at 6:30.

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