tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post7379338936416945804..comments2024-03-28T17:34:21.418-07:00Comments on The South Fraser Blog: Friday RantNathan Pachalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647693133663879821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-59280481920074778542009-02-06T18:47:00.000-08:002009-02-06T18:47:00.000-08:00Not to mention how much has been spent on road mai...Not to mention how much has been spent on road maintenance, both at the provincial and municipal levels! I don't even want to know how unbalanced the equation is with all that maintenance spending factored in...<BR/><BR/>The Pattullo Bridge isn't being touched because it won't benefit any property developers - the land on both sides of the bridge is largely built out, and won't really raise property values out in certain areas of the valley like a new Port Mann would.<BR/><BR/>You forgot the spending on the Sea to Sky, and although this won't really impact the SoF region, its raison d'etre is the same: access to new developments on the outskirts of the city. The Port Mann will do this too... the Pattullo won't.<BR/><BR/>Hence, it's ignored, despite its function as a major regional transportation link, and the rail bridge's need for integration/expansion into the Pattullo structure.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898009214875407226noreply@blogger.com