Dear Editor
Not very long from now the work on Patullo Bridge and Front Street Mews will be completed and traffic will threaten to be “back to normal.” There is an opportunity here to start anew in a way that may alleviate congestion and frustration. I propose the following comprehensive plan that will address many points of concern.
1. Patullo Bridge become a passenger vehicle bridge only.
2. Large trailer trucks use the South Fraser Perimeter Road to access crossings at Alex Fraser Bridge or Port Mann Bridge.
3. No large trailer trucks along Front Street or Columbia in New West, unless they have a destination between Port Mann and Alex Fraser on the north side of the river. The trailer truck thoroughfare will only be along the South Fraser Perimeter Road.
4. All three bridges (Patullo, Port Mann and Alex Fraser) have a minimal toll attached to them.
5. Compensation for trucks restricted to Alex Fraser, Port Mann and South Fraser Perimeter Road is free of tolls on either bridge.
R. Fabbro, New Westminster
