Dear Editor,
Re: “Talk to us stuck in traffic before you dis the bridge,” Letters, Feb. 22.
Brian Doctor’s comment about not fixing it if it ain’t broke is an interesting one. The tunnel — in fact — ain’t broke. Congestion can be fixed any number of ways. The bridge will take from three to five years to construct. Your commute will increase exponentially while Highway 99 is being rebuilt. Does that appeal to you?
A bridge built in a different location would avoid that. Another tunnel would avoid that. Increasing transit would avoid that. Changing container port hours of operation or truck-tunnel access could avoid that. All of these could ease congestion in the tunnel — some of them immediately. For those users driving beyond Richmond this is even more of an issue. As a user of the system you need to think of these alternatives.
If you live in Tsawwassen, it must be that you chose to live in Tsawwassen, regardless of the commute through the tunnel. As such, I find it rather interesting that you complain about this commute.
You talk about facts. If B.C. has the best economy in Canada, it has little to do with Christy Clark. It has a lot more to do with the housing industry and real estate prices. But perhaps that’s why you live in Tsawwassen.
Peter van der Velden
Tsawwassen
