2 ~ Sunday, October 15, 1989 - North Shore News

Loop, diamond designs evaiuated

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be worse for driving whereas only
30.7 per cent thought the Diamond
would be worse.

And according to the Harvey
Research report, Westview Shopp-
ing Centre merchants ‘indicate a
distinct preference for the Dia-
mond option.”’

The report also pointed out that
B.C. Transit favored the Diamond
design because it would be better
for bus travel.

In addition, HALO states that
the Loop would require the use of
six more city lots than would the
Diamond design, and argues that
quality of life ia the area south of
the intersection will be adversely
affected because of higher traffic
volumes and increased traffic
speed southbound on Westview
Drive and eastbound on West 23rd
Street.

On the other hand, the Diamond
design, HALO states, will largely
confine traffic noise, air pollution

and vibration to the main highway
corridor.

Roberts said both the Lonsdale
overpass and the Cassiar Connec-
tor will be diamond designs, ‘‘so
why do they suddenly want to put
a loop here?”’

But highways ministry
spokesman Dave Cunliffe said a
decision on which design will be
used for the interchange wil! only
be made following the current up-
dated evaluation of the most recent
information on construction costs,

technica! logistics and social im-
pact of the two options.

The original evaluation of the
two designs was done in 1984 by
DelCan consulting engineers.

At that time construction costs
for both were estimated to be simi-
lar, but DelCan rated the Loop
slightly better than the Diamond in
traffic handling ability.

The Loop’s construction,
Cunliffe said, could also be staged
without interrupting current traffic
flows.

He said the ministry began pur-
suing its interchange choice on the
basis of which design would be
technically and financially superior

following the October 1988 open
houses and the resultant am-
bivalent response from area resi-
dents.

But he added that the object of
the current re-evaluation of the
project was to assess the most cur-
rent information so that ‘‘we don’t
base a 1989 decision on 1984 in-
formation.”

Roberts moved to the 600-block
of West 23rd Street in December
and subsequenily revived HALO.
She said the highways ministry’s
arguments supporting the Loop are
Hot justified when weighed against
its negative consequences.

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