Dear Editor
When I saw the signs warning of repaving on Stewardson Way my jaw dropped. On the last weekend the Pattullo Bridge was closed yet.
I knew there would be major headaches with traffic. But what did occur was beyond my worst imagination. I had to drop by work in Richmond at noon on Saturday, but the traffic was gridlocked in any route to the Queensborough Bridge. I had to detour into Burnaby to access the bridge.
A 10-minute drive took an hour. What about emergency vehicles?
This was a textbook example of bad planning. There was a massive failure to foresee the results. What combination of incompetence or arrogance allowed this to happen? If I screwed up this bad at my work I’d be fired. Where is the accountability? Why the rush to pave Stewardson? It will still be there next week, month and year. Did none of the highly paid city staff think?
Dave Wilsdon, New Westminster
