well, patullo replacement is long term, construction for that won't start for YEARS to come.. it's all still just a plan, still needs approval, construction plan.

we still need repairs done to make it a safer bridge for the time being... even if the potholes will come back in months, they can't just leave them..total safety hazard, as if there aren't even accidents on that bridge

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I may be wrong, but I think it just takes a lot longer to build a bridge now in comparison to the 70's or 80's. We have way more bylaws now that the new design must comply to. The standard of building is higher now as new structures require higher earthquake resistance ratings.

Also, we are more heavily populated now in comparison to the 80's so coordinating the diversion of traffic is not as easy as it would've been done before.

Along with diversion of traffic, what may also prolong it is the coordination with the community. As much as we wanted a Skytrain to Richmond, residential and commercial occupants along Camby were disgruntled about the Cambie construction. Coordinating a solution between Translink & the affected Community may be a slow process.

Who knows. Maybe the money was prioritized to the Olympics. Maybe housing for homeless people was prioritized over this because there was a louder public outcry for the homeless people in comparison to twinning the bridges. Maybe.

what the fuck? when are they start going to start plowing this shit up. fucking stupid.

POTHOLES:

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome

I hope you don't expect superman to come from the sky to help you if there's an earthquake. Everyone's gonna have to do their part and help each other out.

I suggest they call Magneto to replace that bridge with a better bridge..
1-800-METAL-HO

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cant do much about it other than not drive on it...its always been crappy so thats we have port van!

right so now Chopstick takes the portmann bridge to workie

i hope the torch carriers in the olympics won't travel through the pattulo - he'd trip on the uneven surface, and fall, and spill all the flame and kerosene on himself, in front of live international television, and 256 countries around the world will simultaneously applaud and laugh at that pathetic pos thing, and the vatican will go "God bless that dammed bridge" and ppl from all around the world will come to see that shitty bridge instead of the olympics. movies such as "brokeback bridge" and postcards about the bridge will be produced by the government to gain profit, instead of fixing the damm thing

bridge designers and smart ppl all around the world will forever use the pattulo bridge as an example of shit gon wrong, and no1 will love canada ever again

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