The mayor called the project ‘an absolute gem of an opportunity,’ but some councillors asked if enough public consultation was done.
At a meeting on Nov. 21, city staff recommended council move forward with the shortest and least expensive route option for the project.
The staff report laid out four options for routes across the highway, including option 1 at Claude Avenue which is the shortest and least expensive, though furthest from the cultural hub.Options 3 and 4 are the longest, most expensive, and would have the most environmental impact, yet are closer to the hub.
BCA Coun. Sav Dhaliwal, along with BCA councillors James Wang and Pietro Calendino, questioned if enough public engagement had been done to understand the public’s preference on route option. Calendino said he preferred options 3 and 4 as they were more in line with the original intent for the overpass to connect the civic facilities on the south side of the freeway to the Burnaby Lake and sports facilities on the north side of the highway.
“When you look at the reality of how much those are going to cost, I just can’t see anyway you can justify carrying down that path,” he said, calling the overpass “a connector for the whole city.” “Given that we desperately need more bike and pedestrian infrastructure to connect our city, we need to get this built and done, and construction needs to begin by 2023, so let’s get it built,” Tetrault said.
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