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MLA has also had discussions over tunnel congestion

Editor: Re: Ease congestion with extra lane, March 9 I am pleased that Delta council is also urging the Ministry of Transportation to review the congestion at the north end of the George Massey Tunnel.

Editor:

Re: Ease congestion with extra lane, March 9

I am pleased that Delta council is also urging the Ministry of Transportation to review the congestion at the north end of the George Massey Tunnel.

In a December meeting with the Lower Mainland district manager of transportation, I advised Mr. Atkins the situation was dangerous and would lead to serious injury or death and urged that he examine the problem.

Atkins subsequently phoned me to say his staff had reviewed the bottleneck and were analyzing the most appropriate way of changing the tunnel exit configuration.

He also said that the ministry would be working closely with the City of Richmond to fix the problem and that in the meantime, immediate changes were being made to the timing of the light at Steveston Highway.

The response from the district manager was immediate and I expressed my appreciation on behalf of the community. Now we have to hope that the "longterm options to address the congestion" don't take a long time to realize.

Vicki Huntington, MLA Delta South