Hwy 99 Fraser River Tunnel (George Massey Replacement) | Proposed

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Originally Posted by moosejaw

I agree with you 110%
I think something like this needs to be forwarded to Delta so they can get the facts presented correctly

I honestly think the region is terrified of a massive superhighway like this.
They know the benefits but are afraid of the visuals presented to John Q Public. You can pay all the experts and consultants but it will bear little weight.

The appearance of traffic lights, narrow lanes, limited infrastructure, poor visual aids gives the granola crowd a security blanket. They are put in place to calm the public. Brodie has even acknowledged he wants stoplights at Steveston Highway. To him that will calm traffic, it will likely make traffic worse but what does he care. He knows what his constituents want.

I want to also acknowledge the masses of people whose entire lives are based on Skytrain. Build the Skytrain to the Tsawassen mall, extend to Ladner, White Rock etc. They deny that tunnel waits extend into hours, They know the SOF Canada Line ridership levels are low, they know the population base doesn't support it. They know City of Richmond screwed the pooch when they single tracked the Canada Line on its the final leg. They are under the mentality that single car usage is a dead cause, Skytrain will solve all transportation problems, and everyone should change their habits to suit their needs. Its not even debatable.

Good thing a majority of people support this project.

How is it going to be a super highway? If this thing gets approved they're essentially going to be only adding an HOV lane from only Highway 91 to the Oak Street Bridge coupled with the new George Massey Bridge and a couple of new interchanges. So it's essentially just a six lane freeway through Delta and Richmond and still a puny pathetic 4 lane freeway through Surrey. Doesn't scream super highway to me. Highway 1 through Burnaby and Coquitlam is a super highway in my eyes.