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Originally Posted by Klazu
There has been so much back and forth on this that I am confused. Is this current closure now that 100+ million dollar rehabilitation project that this thread was originally created for? Are they really wasting all that money on the old bridge eventhough recently both Surrey and New Westminster NIMBYs have been more positive towards the idea of a new bridge? I thought it was a bluff to encourage the new bridge, but did that plan fail?  |
No, it is just the $25 million resurfacing and stabilization they are doing now. They scrapped the $75 million seismic upgrade as I think not only did they realize it was going to be a waste of money because they are fast tracking a new bridge (what's the point of spending $100 million on a bridge that will be around for less than 10 years) but I hear they actually figured out that the upgrades wouldn't make it all that much safer in an earthquake.
The upgrades should keep it from falling apart from just general wear and tear for at most the next 10 years.
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/09/translink-cancels-plans-for-pattullo-bridge-seismic-upgrades/
http://www.theprovince.com/news/local+ne...epairs+drivers+other/11891940/story.html
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