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Richmond councillors want to keep tunnel over $3.5B bridge

Richmond councillors want to keep tunnel over $3.5B bridge

Concerns about Oak Street traffic, farmland and port activity lead to 7-2 vote opposing bridge
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Delays, rising costs hamper Metro Vancouver transportation projects as population soars

Delays, rising costs hamper Metro Vancouver transportation projects as population soars

Region still years from easing transportation congestion
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Richmond council asks province to keep tunnel, provide more info

Richmond council asks province to keep tunnel, provide more info

The City of Richmond continues to feel left out of the George Massey Bridge project
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Tunnel removal could make river too salty for farms

Tunnel removal could make river too salty for farms

Climate change is already posing threats to Richmond's agricultural water supply
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Guest column: Replacing the tunnel isn't and shouldn't be a priority

Guest column: Replacing the tunnel isn't and shouldn't be a priority

While the B.C. government was willing to hold a referendum last May to hike the PST by 0.5 per cent to raise roughly $3 billion for the first 10 years of the transit plan outlined by the region’s mayors, there’s no referendum for the $3.
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Delta Mayor George Harvie to chair Metro Vancouver board

Delta Mayor George Harvie to chair Metro Vancouver board

The board oversees regional urban and rural planning for 21 municipalities, Tsawwassen First Nation and Electoral Area A.
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Is a second exit out of Ladner still a possibility?

Is a second exit out of Ladner still a possibility?

The city in its submission states it ‘remains steadfast in its advocacy for the River Road Overpass as a crucial component of the Fraser River Tunnel Project’
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This was 2024 in Richmond: Top court and crime stories

This was 2024 in Richmond: Top court and crime stories

Top court stories this year include sentencing for a fatal crash in the George Massey Tunnel, an alleged ice cream thief and a hefty fine for a trucking company.
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Letter: If dredging not an issue, why not keep the tunnel?

Letter: If dredging not an issue, why not keep the tunnel?

Dear Editor, Are we to forget about all the discussions between the provincial department of transportation and the Port of Vancouver as to why the George Massey Tunnel (GMT) must be removed? If the Fraser River is not to be dredged deeper then why s
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Contracts awarded for Highway 99 improvement work

Contracts awarded for Highway 99 improvement work

Work on both of these contracts will begin later this year once all permitting is in place, according to the provincial government.
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