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Chamber calls for causeway widening

NORTH VANCOUVER CHAMBER of Com- merce has again solicited the Vancouver Parks Board to improve safety and traffic flow through Stanley Park.

In a letter to parks board chairman Allen Bennett, chamber president Craig Clark said widening of the causeway could be com- pleted in time for Expo.

But the parks board’s response has been less than enthusiastic.

NO CHANCE

“} would think there is no chance whatsoever of this type of project being com- pleted in time for Expo,” said parks board manager Victor Kendroski.

ALD. CRAIG CLARK

The chamber’s proposal, the latest of many, has been forwarded to Vancouver's engineering department, but Kendroski does not think it wiil be considered by the board until at least Febru- ary.

Clark said safety was the foremost reason for his making the proposal.

And he added that Highways Minister Alex Fraser has said: ‘‘The widen- ing of the Stanley Park causeway appears to be the most productive mechanism to improve the flow of traf- fic.""

FIVE FATALITIES

During the last 10 years there have been five fatalities. 125 injuries and 1,100 accidents causing

damage on this main artery to the North Shore.

“In addition to the safety aspect of the widening, there

TOO MUCH congestion across Lions Gate Bridge has again prompted the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce to call on the Vancouver Parks Board to widen the three-lane

are some strong economic arguments in favor of same,”? said Clark. ‘‘We have reported to you that to widen the causeway to four lanes requires no tree cutting at all.

“Widening to five lanes plus a median would require

causeway. Above, an serial view of Lions Gate Bridge.

some tree cutting, the major- ity of which would be weed trees.”

Because preliminary design on a similar project has already been completed, the chamber feels the work could be completed by April 15.

NEWS photo Terry Pe' ers

. January.

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NORTH Vancouver’ s 5 Versatech Products Ine. pulling up Stakes and, moving to Burnaby ; at the end of

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