Activists for the Council of Canadian Delta/Richmond chapter say replacing the Massey Tunnel will not fix traffic congestion -- increasing transit capacity will. The group is rallying outside a Ministry of Transportation open house in Delta today. Eric Doherty with the council says by adding more buses through the tunnel -- bottle necks … [Read more...]
Tunnel, bridge or both? You decide
March 13, 2013 by
Mixed reaction at the first open house on plans to replace the George Massey Tunnel. People turned up to the Richmond Oval to talk about the Government's five options, released this week. They are: to keep the existing tunnel, build a new tunnel, build a bridge and two combinations. "I'd like to see a larger, new tunnel.""Yeah, the one with … [Read more...]
Options tabled to replace/upgrade the George Massey tunnel
March 11, 2013 by
The province is moving into 'phase two' of public consultations over replacing or improving the George Massey tunnel. People are being pitched five different options which start with improving the existing tunnel and surrounding interchanges. The second plan is to build a brand new tunnel right beside the existing one with the original George … [Read more...]
Consultation coming soon on George Massey tunnel
March 6, 2013 by
The Ministry of Transportation will hold public hearings next week on its long range plan to replace the George Massey tunnel. It's called phase two of public consultation, and it includes meetings in Richmond, Surrey and Delta from next Wednesday through Saturday. Phase one of that consultation in December saw eleven hundred people weigh in, … [Read more...]
Motorcyclist in hospital after crash that closed Massey Tunnel for hours
September 17, 2012 by
A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after losing control and crashing on Highway 99 at the Massey Tunnel shortly before 11:00 last night. Corporal Peter Somerville with Deas Island RCMP says the motorcyclist -- who is in his forties -- was travelling northbound. The bike appeared to be weaving in and out of traffic, but not going … [Read more...]
More evidence of police tunnel vision at Missing Women inquiry
May 11, 2012 by
B.C.’s Missing Women Inquiry has heard more evidence of tunnel vision being a problem in the search for serial killer Robert Pickton during the late 1990s. Retired Vancouver police detective Mark Chernoff is backing up earlier testimony that fellow VPD officers, Doug Fell and Mark Wolthers, were convinced another suspect from Alberta was the … [Read more...]
Fatal MVA-Cassiar Tunnel
April 24, 2012 by
Two people have been killed in a crash on Highway One near the Cassiar Tunnel. The freeway's exit to McGill street remains blocked off where a single car crashed through a barrier and rolled down a steep embankment around 2am. Both bodies are now draped with a single white tarp as investigators take measurements. No word yet on what may have caused … [Read more...]
Visualized: futuristic AMELIA aircraft (theoretically) soars through NASA wind tunnel
January 31, 2012 by
It's the Advanced Model for Extreme Lift and Improved Aeroacoustics, and it's the brainchild of many, many intelligent beings planted at California Polytechnic State University. The aircraft has been in design courtesy of a grant from NASA, touting engines above the wings and the ability to achieve shockingly short takeoffs and landings. And did we … [Read more...]
