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BC Conservatives Say Massey Bridge Plan Would Pay for New Hospital
Doerkson says a bridge would cost $6 billion and save $2.5 billion for a new women and children’s hospital.
- Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson proposed scrapping the Fraser River Tunnel Project for a 10-lane George Massey Bridge, claiming the $6 billion plan would be more affordable and fund a new women and children's hospital in Surrey.
- The BC NDP government's existing $8.5 billion tunnel project, currently under construction, aims to replace the 65-year-old George Massey Tunnel by September 2031, though Doerkson argues previous bridge plans were superior and "should have been completed years ago."
- NDP Leader David Eby criticized the promise as "lunacy," warning that abandoning the tunnel would waste $581 million already spent and stating a $3 billion federal investment would be "vaporized."
- Work on the tunnel currently employs 200 people at the Deas Island site, with major construction set to begin in 2027; Eby challenged the Conservatives to tell these workers they are "firing you" by shifting plans.
- While the Conservative proposal claims a bridge would cut commute times by up to 30 minutes, critics question its feasibility; the tunnel project awaits environmental approval later this year, and the bridge plan lacks detailed cost and timeline specifics.
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