MEMORANDUM

B. Kirk, December 16, 1982
City Administrator
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FROM: »E. Peters., P. Eng.,

City Engineer

SUBJECT: Applications for Revenue Sharing for 1983 -
Public Works Committee - December ] 5th, 1982

RECOMMENDATIONS:

That Council apply to the Department of Highways for
Revenue Sharing on the following two projects for 1983.

l. Reconstruction and widening of Kingsway from Wilson
Avenue to Mary Hill Road.

2- Construction of a bridge across the Coquitlam River
and extension of Wilson Avenue to connect to the
bridge.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

It is necessary for the City to make application by
January 3rd, 1983 in order to ensure that our projects are
considered for Revenue Sharing. Although the City has not
Fixed its own budget at this time, it would be possible to
withdraw our application from the Department of Highways if at
a later date it is found that we cannot proceed with our share
of the work. .

The widening of Kingsway is included as an item in
the Provisional Budget with the City's share to be
approximately $190,000. This item is included because of the
poor condition of the road and because of the additional bus
traffic which will be using this section of road once the
Commuter Rail Station is operational.

The Wilson Avenue extension and bridge is not
included in the Provisional Budget and therefore funding would
have to be arranged through reserves and insurance proceeds.

It is considered essential that the Red Bridge be
replaced by a new bridge and the preferred location for the
City as well as for the Department of Highways is the location
which hes been previously outlined to Council which is at the
west end of Wilson Avenue. In our recent meeting with the
Minister of Highways, we received the indication that the
Minister would receive favourably a request for revenue sharing

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