From page t down from Friday night undl . Sunday morning. , In earlier mectings with the BCTFA and the construc- tion . project. management team, North Shore businesses identified that. weekend as crucial: for bridge traffic to remain uninterrupted, - “Tourists won’t under- ‘stand the scheduling,” said * Stibbard. . “They'll be lost in a second and just give it up. It’s diffi- ‘veut enough for locals to get ‘through town and find the Second Narrows.” “It's already gridlocked.” West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Jeremy Dalton, who has «. been in constant contact with ‘Stibbard about the closures, said the Memorial Day week- . end closure will sting not only “businesses on the North Shore and up the Sea-to-Sky corridor, but also American ‘visitors. “How many tourists are - going to be coming across the ‘border. without — knowing about this?” .....(The BCTFA) is going to -closé it in the very time we told them to avoid,” he said. “The heaviest traffic starts in Easter. and goes. until :, September.” . The first bridge closures were originally scheduled for ‘January and February, but -swere delayed until spring. _ “Ie begs the question, why ‘did they miss the January “stare” said Dalton. “Somebody. better start “answering questions as to why : this project isn’t on track.” Porsche flips - HIGH speeds and heavy rain sent this Porsche out of control near the 15th Street exit of the Upper Levels Highway. The accident, in which the car flipped over, occurred at about noon on Sunday. elay in upgrade criticized Said Stibbard, “They’re three months behind and we're going to suffer because _ of it.” She believes North and West Vancouver restaurants will also be hurt by the clo- sures. “The eight o’clock clo- sures will affect restaurants dramatically,” she — said. “They might as well just close at 6 p.m.” She has also received numerous calls from people who have been told by concierges at downtown hotels that the bridge has already been closed. “It’s already starting,” she said. West Vancouver District Coun. John Clark said he was disappointed with the detour schedule. “It’s not what we had hoped for,” he said. Clark was part of an ad hoc committee that last year lobbied the project leaders and BCTFA to lower the planned number of bridge closures from 150 to 40. The BCTFA now expects that number to total about 60. A temporary bridge that Catch the day's first look at the markets with Chris on BCTVs Morning News. Live Reports 5:30am to 8:00am weekdays. BC TV will span the removed sec- tions of the Lions Gate will only be used for emergen- cies, But Clark said the impact on restaurants may not be as bad as expected. “There was an accident on the Lions Gate during the weekend and the bridge was closed for about two hours and from what I saw, restau- rant parking lots over here were jammed,” he said. “That leads me to think there may be a bright side to this. 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