Dear Editor,
RE: “Mayor Brodie applauds cancellation of George Massey Tunnel replacement bridge,” Richmond-News.com, Sept. 6.
It seems Mayor Brodie is happy about the delay on the new bridge construction to replace the 58-year-old seismically vulnerable Massey tunnel. With a local government election about 13 months away, the Mayor may want to review a recent Agnus Reid Global survey that notes 75 per cent of respondents in Metro Vancouver said they would like to see a higher-capacity bridge built to replace the aging tunnel. Further, 37 per cent of Richmond/Delta respondents “strongly supported” replacing the Massey tunnel with a bridge. If that doesn’t encourage the Mayor to rethink his views, then this quote from the Delta-Optimist should: “The survey notes 65 per cent of respondents say the province should implement the existing plan, even if the majority of municipal governments (oppose) it”
Keith Munro
Delta
