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B.C. Conservatives Pledge 10-Lane Bridge to Replace Massey Tunnel Project Near Vancouver
The B.C. Conservatives announced Oct. 16 they would scrap the NDP's George Massey Tunnel replacement and build a 10-lane bridge instead; the tunnel's projected cost has doubled to C$9B, with no bridge budget released.
Why it matters
The B.C. Conservatives announced on Friday, October 16, that if elected they would scrap the NDP government's George Massey Tunnel replacement plan and build a new 10-lane bridge instead. The Highway 99 crossing linking Richmond and Delta is one of Metro Vancouver's worst traffic bottlenecks, and the pledge injects fresh uncertainty into the campaign's final stretch.
The Conservatives dismissed the NDP's tunnel scheme as a 'boondoggle,' noting the project's projected cost has doubled to C$9 billion. The party has not released a budget figure, timeline or financing plan for its bridge proposal.
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The Massey crossing has seesawed for years: a previous Liberal government favoured a bridge, the NDP switched it to a tunnel after taking office. The Conservative pledge revives the decade-old bridge-versus-tunnel debate.
Advance voting began October 16 in a rare overlap of provincial and municipal elections in B.C. Transportation infrastructure ranks among top voter concerns in Metro Vancouver, and the corridor's future could sway battleground ridings.
The tunnel project is already in early construction phases. A reversal after a change of government would put sunk costs and schedule delays on taxpayers — the question Conservatives are being pressed on most.
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