The senior project manager for this weekend’s repair work on the Pattullo Bridge says the 75-year old crossing still needs to be replaced, but there are no immediate plans to shut it down for more upgrades.
“We did take the opportunity to perform some spot inspections of the concrete deck on the south approach and also on the main bridge deck itself to identify if any work is required in the future and if so, how the work should proceed and what should be performed.”
Darren Woodworth says this weekend’s work had a price tag of about 250-thousand dollars.
“With this bridge, safety is our number one goal to ensure that the bridge remains safe. we appreciate how much inconvenience we caused the public, so it was very important to us that we do as much work as possible and complete this weekend, so the public could use the bridge again Monday morning.”
He adds the work was only a temporary fix for bigger problems linked to the bridge’s ability to withstand an earthquake, and other pains linked to Metro Vancouver’s overall growth.
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