Dear Editor:
Did I miss something? Nowhere have I noticed any mention of an HOV lane for the new Pattullo Bridge construction.
This seems a glaring oversight and encourages single-occupancy vehicles congestion for the lifespan of the new bridge. Why on earth would the city councils not have insisted strongly to do the one thing with this new bridge to encourage more efficient transportation, lessen traffic and encourage a more sustainable environmental impact of less pollution?
Also, for that matter, who also lacked the vision and courage to have moved the bridge even further upstream to connect more easily with the No. 1 freeway interchanges?
Even an average citizen can see those blunders.
If New Westminster city council’s goal was to lessen traffic through our community, how could they allow this to happen?
This is almost as bad as the those who approved the curves at both ends of the old Pattullo Bridge, which led to the death of so many people over its lifetime.
Construction has not yet started. Why can’t an HOV lane be added to the design before it does?
Allan Greenwood, New Westminster
