The plans are outlined in a report published yesterday by the Ministry of Transportation. There has been little investment in transportation infrastructure since the mid-1980s, concludes the report. Greater Vancouver's population has risen from 800,000 to more than 2.1 million since the Port Mann Bridge was built in 1964 and the bridge is congested for 13 hours a day. There has been no significant increase in major road and goods movement capacity since the completion of the Alex Fraser Bridge in 1986.
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01 Feb 06
British Columbia unveils US$2.6 billion transport plan
Congestion in the Canadian province of British Columbia is to be tackled by a comprehensive new programme designed to open up the transportation network. The US$2.6 billion plan includes a new six-lane bridge over the Pitt River and the twinning of the Port Mann Bridge which will include provision for reintroduction of a public transit service. "Our existing bridges and highways in the Lower Mainland are well beyond their designed capacities," said premier Gordon Campbell.
