Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @dmfraser1444
    @dmfraser1444 Рік тому +35

    I predict that those 2 lanes each way, while safer than the existing bridge lanes , will re restriped into 3 narrower lanes each way within 3 years of opening.

    • @trickolas78
      @trickolas78 Рік тому

      put your money where your mouth is big talker

    • @timeymundson9061
      @timeymundson9061 11 місяців тому +8

      Plan is to move bike and pedestrian to davits on outside of bridge and thus opening up the 3rd lane each way. But rather than completing it in one go, NDP likes to spend money and tie up traffic needlessly. So they decided on the more expensive option of doing the sidewalks and bike lane twice.

    • @dmfraser1444
      @dmfraser1444 11 місяців тому +10

      @@timeymundson9061 I think part of it is the refusal of New West city council to be willing to widen the north side bridge approaches. This meant they would only allow a 4 lane bridge. But this capability to widen will be available if New West allows a couple extra approach lanes some day.

    • @dmfraser1444
      @dmfraser1444 11 місяців тому +1

      @@timeymundson9061 I think part of it is the refusal of New West city council to be willing to widen the north side bridge approaches. This meant they would only allow a 4 lane bridge. But this capability to widen will be available if New West allows a couple extra approach lanes some day.

    • @Insertgenericusernamehere809
      @Insertgenericusernamehere809 5 місяців тому +1

      @@dmfraser1444 you wrote a duplicate comment

  • @JonnyRay82
    @JonnyRay82 5 місяців тому +5

    What a great animation. Thank you! I've been taking drone footage of the construction. It's so interesting!

  • @edwardstmarseille-fp7iy
    @edwardstmarseille-fp7iy 4 місяці тому +2

    Is there going to be weigh scales for the trucks.

  •  6 місяців тому +4

    I'm amazed that Acciona Was allowed to tender on this project after walking away from the North Shore Sewage Plant debacle

  • @emandie1
    @emandie1 11 місяців тому +13

    Did they do proper feasibility study.. why spend millions of dollars for two way lane.. the surrey population is increasing.. they should have made 3 way lane each side.

    • @Somethingaweful
      @Somethingaweful 11 місяців тому +10

      Just one more lane bro, I swear. It'll will fix traffic.

    • @lesliengo8347
      @lesliengo8347 10 місяців тому +5

      Due to induced demand for traffic, more lanes does not solve traffic congestion. Providing safe, reliable and desirable alternative modes of transport like cycling, walking and public transit will.

    • @wishteria234
      @wishteria234 6 місяців тому +2

      @@lesliengo8347 no, 3 lanes would have made sense.

    • @RedKnight-fn6jr
      @RedKnight-fn6jr 2 місяці тому +1

      @@lesliengo8347 Cycling is not transport!

    • @RedKnight-fn6jr
      @RedKnight-fn6jr 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Somethingaweful They could consider HOV lanes like in the US. Also, one or two more lanes on a bridge can make quite a difference as river crossings tend to be major traffic bottlenecks.

  • @angelodaconceicao7614
    @angelodaconceicao7614 11 місяців тому +7

    In the future six lanes the new pattullo bridge 😊

    • @lesliengo8347
      @lesliengo8347 10 місяців тому +1

      Along with wider sidewalks and safer spaces for cycling.

  • @rosssmith8481
    @rosssmith8481 6 місяців тому +3

    Trucks driving down the middle of 2 lanes is really a 21st century.
    Before that most trucks were able to stay in their lane.

    • @e-curb
      @e-curb Місяць тому

      I asked a trucker about this practise. He said the drivers that do that are just a bunch of amateurs.
      However, if a transport is northbound at the north end and with a 53' trailer, it's not possible to stay in one lane since the curve is too tight.

  • @frankhoffert3480
    @frankhoffert3480 5 місяців тому +7

    Same as the next comment. Spend how much money and only 4 lanes. When is BC going to get out of the horse and buggy infrastructure realm and get into building some real bridges and highways.

  • @Insertgenericusernamehere809
    @Insertgenericusernamehere809 5 місяців тому +2

    Why not just construct a twin of the existing bridge with wider lanes and modern features?

  • @FactscanhurtFeelings
    @FactscanhurtFeelings 6 місяців тому +9

    Should have been 6 lanes MINIMUM!!! planners have zero foresight

    • @gurinderpurewal3047
      @gurinderpurewal3047 5 місяців тому +5

      Planners had foresight; New Westminister said no to the additional lanes.

    • @roberthowell7095
      @roberthowell7095 2 місяці тому +2

      ​New West council wants a more Green approach to transportation. So let's keep that merge point on McBride Blvd to slow down cars and add more pollution along with the Columbia St on ramp that has to also merge on the bridge. You need traffic flow, not traffic slow downs.

    • @owinstan
      @owinstan 2 місяці тому

      @@gurinderpurewal3047 What kind of foresight is that? If New Westminster does not want additional lanes, they don't need a new bridge. Nobody is forcing the government to build a new equally congested bridge.

    • @wesleyyiu6962
      @wesleyyiu6962 2 місяці тому

      ​@@owinstan the current bridge is literally collapsing with a net underneath it to catch falling parts - it has long outlived its service life

    • @e-curb
      @e-curb Місяць тому

      @@wesleyyiu6962 Lack of maintenance will do that. Properly maintained, the original bridge could go on for many decades.

  • @davehickey2293
    @davehickey2293 2 місяці тому +1

    Insane design. The product is the same number of lanes and now featuring no flow onto McBride. Plus the wonderful feature of a screen on each side to prevent enjoyment of the beautiful river views. This seems horrible.

    • @e-curb
      @e-curb Місяць тому

      You're right. It could have been so easy to give the north end a straight shot onto McBride.
      The bridge deck is wide enough to support 3 lanes each way. It won't be long before they reconfigure it.

  • @doodleng-lz2pd
    @doodleng-lz2pd 2 місяці тому +1

    Same company that did the water treatment in North Vancouver fiasco. Acciona

  • @troygach9228
    @troygach9228 2 місяці тому +2

    Over budget like every government project and programs
    Time for government accountability at all levels of government

  • @josephlim8941
    @josephlim8941 5 місяців тому +5

    Bridge expired 1986. And this is what we have, another 4 lane bridge. Thanks Translink

    • @centinelroads
      @centinelroads 3 місяці тому +1

      Unfortunately, adding more lanes will not improve traffic in the long term. What will fix congestion is active transport and public transport!

    • @e-curb
      @e-curb Місяць тому

      @@centinelroads You are so blindly wrong. When you add more people to the region, you need more traffic lanes. Just like you need more transit trains and buses.

    • @reginald2004
      @reginald2004 Місяць тому

      @@centinelroads So what you're saying is that this structure will increase the revenue stream from fuel taxes because of all the excess burned account congestion.
      When they make mistakes like this rest assured they'll do the same with transit.

  • @BA-ht8bg
    @BA-ht8bg День тому

    Why does every project cost taxpayers more than other countries like germany, japan or even US?!