We’ve heard the claim that a bridge to Gabriola would be better for the environment than having the ferry go back and forth multiple times each day between Gabriola and Nanaimo. Is that so? Gabriola resident Steven Earl has posted about this on the
Month: January 2015
RDN requests study regarding a bridge to Gabriola
A bridge to Gabriola? The RDN has some concerns about that. There’s bit a bit of back-and-forth on what the RDN should say to the province about the matter. Now we’ve learned that they will send a letter to Todd Stone about the bridge idea after all. They’re requesting that a socio-economic study be done, to get an idea of…
A four-lane bridge to Gabriola might look like this
As Whalebone mentioned in the Bridge Study Terms of Reference blog post, the bridge consultant is being asked to “confirm whether a 2 or 4 lane crossing would be required to meet demand in the peak period.” A four-lane bridge to Gabriola. What would that look like? Here’s one possibility. This photo is of a four-lane bridge. It’s a toll-bridge,…