Pattullo Bridge replacement delayed for second time
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 May, 2024 05:28 PM
Surrey's mayor is criticizing the B-C government's recent announcement that the Pattullo Bridge replacement has been delayed for the second time.
The province says the bridge spanning the Fraser River between New Westminster and Surrey will not be completed and open to traffic until the fall of 2025.
Stalled progress. The Pattullo Bridge replacement is being delayed, yet again. Meanwhile, Surrey's population is booming and infrastructure is struggling to keep up. Why is the Province replacing a 4-lane bridge with a 4-lane bridge with the possibility of future expansion? The… pic.twitter.com/miK5wUqvfe
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says in a statement that the province has mandated cities to create more housing, but it's falling short on delivering the necessary infrastructure to support that growth.
Locke adds that the decision to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge was short-sighted, considering Surrey’s rapidly growing population and increased traffic demands.
RCMP officers in Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after two bodies were found inside a local business following gunshots and a fire. A statement from the Mounties says they were called to the Adams Road area Wednesday afternoon after receiving a report of gunfire and a subsequent blaze at the building.
Today marks the first day of changes to multiple taxes and other costs, including the national price on pollution, the federal excise tax on alcohol and the cost to ride some B-C ferries. Across Canada the added carbon price for gasoline will now be 17.6 cents per litre, up 3.3 cents per litre from before.
Police in Victoria are investigating after one person was stabbed to death and a second was seriously injured Sunday morning. The department says officers were called to the 700-block of Pandora Avenue at approximately 4 a.m. and found the body of a man.
Two people were injured in separate hit-and-run crashes early Sunday in Surrey. Police say the first crash involved a Dodge Challenger and a Tesla and the occupants of the Challenger fled the scene on foot.
Police say a shooting in downtown Vancouver Saturday night appears to have been targeted. The city's police department says multiple witnesses began calling 9-1-1 around 5:40 p-m, after shots were fired near Richards and Robson streets.
Police say a 48-year-old man is facing several charges after officers seized several guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and homemade explosive devices from a home in Port Alberni. Mounties carried out a controlled detonation of a device at the home yesterday afternoon.
