THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C

REPORT | - NOV 2119

Mayor and Council | November 18th, 1977

V.G. Borch, P. Eng., c.c. LL.D. Pollock,
City Engineer City Administrator
earl Freeman,

City Clerk
L. Melnechenko, P. Eng.,’
Assistant City Engineer
L. Lee, :
Planning Officer:

Re: Coguitlam River Bridge

The undersigned has been brought up to date on the
recent tragic drowning that took place in the Coquitlam River
and on the meetings held by and consideration given by Council
to constructing a pedestrian bridge across the Coquitlam River
possibly in the Patricia Avenue ~ Lincoln ‘Avenue area. It. is
understood that this matter will be discussed again at the
regular meeting of Council to be held Monday, November 21st,
1977. While no report was specifically requested by Council,
the’ Assistant City Engineer was requested to look at a.preliminary
engineéring design and preliminary cost estimates ‘for such a
bridge and this work has been commenced.

It is also understood that requests have been made to
the Armed Forces and to the Department of Highways via our
M.L.A. Mr. Kerster and presumably information will be received

shortly.

-The matter of additional crossings of the Coquitlam
River, both for vehicles and pedestrians, has been under dis-~
cussion for several years. By letter dated February 14th, 1974
(attached), the Department of Highways recommended the construction
of a bridge on the Lincoln Avenue alignment and suggested that
the Department would be able to particpate financially. It is
the understanding of the undersigned that the Department still
visualizes a Lincoln .Avenue bridge in their long term plans for
the area, . ; 2

In 1973 and 1974 in conjunction with the City's Regional
Town Centre Studies a pedestrian bridge was suggested across the
Coquitlam River south of the Lougheed Hiyhway Bridge. The under-
signed obtained a preliminary estimate of the cost of such a bridge
from a firm of consulting structural engineers and subsequently
it was reported to Council that the cost of such a pedestrian
bridge would be between $80,000 to: $100,000. :

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