LD > Tandoori Garden 1 NOW OPEN Fine Cuisine of India % with this advertisement (ood unty) OFF Expires June 30, (994 ie best option Dear Editor: ‘Phe advantage of any tunnel shore habitat would be minor and Open for Lunch and Dinner Recent discussions regarding the future of the Lions Gate cross- ing seem to favor a’ rework of the bridge to produce u hybrid cable- stayed/suspension double-deck bridge and two-level causeway. While the proponents of this proposal have been persuasive, the disadvantages of the scheme have not been fully exposed. First, the appearance of the Lions Gate Bridge would be for- ever changed and it would always appear to be a clumsy hybrid; nei- ther one thing nor the other, but rather like the camel — “a horse designed by a committee.” Second, the problems, costs, and environmental downside of double-decking the causeway have been downplayed and uaderesti- mated. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the proposal does nothing to address another problem we will soon face: the necessity of replacing the century-old water lines from the Capilano reservoir. proposal with a northern portal in the Capilano area is that provision can be made, af nominal additional cost, for the instillation of new water iines to serve Vancouver through the 21st century. The taconvenience to shipping during tunnel construction would be minimal, especially when com- pared with Craffic during bridge and causeway construction. Also, the effect of the tunnel on fore- lemporary, On balance, a submerged tube tunnel crossing, with the Lions Gate restored for pedestrian and cyclist use, makes enwineering, environmental, aesthetic and eco- nomic sense, while retaining the present outline of the Lions Gate, long the symbol of Vancouver John A, Rapson, P.Eng. 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