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BC Conservatives say Massey Bridge plan would pay for new hospital
Lorne Doerkson says the bridge would cost $6 billion and free up $2.5 billion for a new women and children’s hospital.
- On Friday, Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson proposed replacing the planned Fraser River tunnel with a 10-lane George Massey Bridge, estimating $6 billion in costs and a five-year timeline to free $2.5 billion for a new women and children's hospital.
- Construction on the eight-lane Fraser River Tunnel Project, approved in 2021, is already underway with 200 workers on site while holding a $3 billion federal investment secured earlier this year.
- NDP Leader David Eby criticized the bridge pledge Thursday as "lunacy," warning that abandoning active tunnel construction would jeopardize the $3 billion federal investment and waste significant public funds.
- Trade unions including the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 and LiUNA Local 1611 warned that halting the project would mean "wasting" $581 million already spent on site preparation and temporary infrastructure.
- Brushing off criticism on Friday, Doerkson asserted his administration would work closely with the federal government to retain funding while arguing the bridge offers a "more affordable" and faster alternative.
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