Editor:
Re: MP hints at crossing funding, June 13
I thought I could add some input (outside of the box) regarding Delta MP Carla Qualtrough’s comments about crossing funding.
I think the majority of residents living south of the George Massey Tunnel agree we are long overdue for a tunnel or bridge to relieve congestion but alas everything costs money these days.
The container truck traffic in Delta has exploded in the last five years. Highway 99 and the South Fraser Perimeter Road are clogged with these trucks on a daily basis compounding the congestion issues. We are witnessing a truck staging facility being built on Deltaport Way due to volume.
I would suggest to the powers that be when it comes coming up with money to pay for a tunnel/bridge that the crosshairs point to the Port of Vancouver for a 30 per cent donation to defray costs. Call it a good corporate community gesture for dealing with all these trucks.
And if they don’t want to play? Lock the container trucks out of tunnel from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. so we can actually move through the tunnel in prime time.
Robert Welsh
