THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

FEB - 8 1993

MEMORANDUM

B. R. Kirk DATE: February 3, 1993
City Administrator File: GVRD - Future Programs

Carlos Felip
Director of Planning

Rehabilitation Options for the Lion's Gate Bridge and Trans-Canada
Highway
Planning and Development Committee ~ February 2, 1993

RECOMMENDATION:
That the GVRD Development Services and Transportation Committee be advised:

1. That no final decision regarding the expansion of Lion's Gate Bridge
be made until a regional growth option has been identified;

That no final decision regarding the expansion of Trans-Canada
Highway be made until a regional growth option has been identified;
and

That if urgent repairs and improvement of the Lion's Gates Bridge are
required before a regional growth option has been identified, the
rehabilitation of the bridge using the three lane option would be
favoured.

BACKGROUND:

A report by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways on options for the
rehabilitation of Lion's Gate Bridge and the improvement of the Trans-Canada
Highway (Highway 1) was forwarded to the City of Port Coquitlam by the
Development Services and Transportation Committee of the GVRD.

The Ministry's report compares advantages and disadvantages of configuring
the Lion's Gate Bridge to accommodate three, four or five lanes of traffic.
It further includes a brief outline of potential options for the expansion and
improvement of Highway 1.

The City has been requested by the Development Services and Transportation
Committee to respond to the paper from a regional perspective and in light of
selected policies identified by the GVRD's “Creating Our Future" program. The
Committee has requested that comments be sent by February 12th, 1993.

REGIONAL GROWTH OPTIONS AND POLICIES:

Before any major expenditures for the upgrading and expansion of Lion's
Gates Bridge and Highway 1 are made, the context of regional growth should be
considered, as the relative importance of the bridge and highway will differ
greatly depending on the direction that regional growth takes.

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