FRIDAY
November 3, 1995

fi Janet Holburn's
vibrant oils: 59

RM Weekly Real Estate
listings:

r New Ford Taurus
unveiled: 25

B Learning to share
the road: 26

BH Crossword... BB
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a Talking Personals....30
G Tide Charts.................34
TV Listings... 22

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NEWS photo Mike Wakeheld

A BLAZE resulted at this North Vancouver gas station Monday when a driver pulled away without detaching the filler hose
from her car. The hose broke off where it joins the purnp, spilling gas, which then ignited. The Capilano and Fullerton station
| lost two pumps and part of a canopy in the fire, but is still open. Damage estimates were unavailable to press time.

Councils review
replacement for
Lions Gate Bridge

A TUNNEL beneath Stanley Park and
the First Narrews from Georgia Street
to’Marine Drive could be the. best
replacement for the Lions Gate Bridge.
according to a research summary pre-
sented Wednesday ata joint meeting of
North Shore municipal councils,

By Bob Mackin

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Contributing Writer

“Our favorite option isa tunrel under Stuntey
Parko sail Ministry of Transportation and
Hiehwass environmental director Mike Keot at
North Vancouver District hidl,

Kent said construchon of the tanmel's south
portal would Tikely aciversely: affect the area
redid Post Lajyteon and would have to be

planed towork uroand a nearby archeological

site. The Tigoon would be restored fh dlowing
construction,

A bored tutinel would cost between $350 mil-
fion and S440 million. (fF the Lions Gate Bridge
was relained, it would cost an extra $27 million
to renovate it for pedestian, eyelist and emer-
geneyevehicle use.

A proposal to replace the existing bridge with
a third crossing inthe nuddie of Coat Harbor or
ain inimersed cube (similar to the Massey Tunnel)

‘in the Brockton Point area has been rejected by

Kent becuse it would “pose a tremendous dam
age tothe aquatic environinent and the econo,
ic lifeblood of the Port of Vancouver.”

He said construction cowki obstruct or even
close the Port of Vancouver and related maritime
business. The port could tose St million a day if
the Brockton proposal was chosen.

Kent said none of the options “come out in
fying Colors” from an eieironmental stiudpoin,
A bored tunnel. despite any affects on Lost
Lagoon, could have the least impact.

Under another option, the bridge. which tums
S7 this month, could be twinned witha new par
allel sinucture for bereeen SE25 millon and
S490 miffion. That woul! roqame qiqar alter
abOns To Streets in Vancouver and the Sorth
Shore to aegomimodate truffie fem the riew

“cables and stiffening Wusses were

facility, said project manager Dave Ferguson the
Capilano River Bridge would need a major over-
haul. he added,

Despite Kent's findings, Ferguson said all
options studied are geotechnically feasible and
are still being considered. Ao shortlist will be
tabled in December and made public in January.

Ferguson said a report: by) Buckland and

‘taylor Structural Engineers concluded that con-
struction of areplacement must begin or a major
renovation be completed within the next four
years. : ,
The report found chat the bridge's towers,
isfuctory,
but the sidewalks continue to deteriorate ab an
accelerated rate. The main suspension spin
requires only minor seismic upgrading, but the
north approach viaduct would be at risk during a
significant eartinuake.

Minister of ‘Transportation: and) Highways
Jackie Pement said the minimun option is for an
espenditure of S80 inion to $85 milhon for
rehabilitation of the bridge.

“Hinally we're peeling away the lavers of the
onion to get te the issues thatwe have so focus
om and whatoptions are viibles” she: sat

For nore options see pase 3