Aging Pattullo Bridge must be replaced or closed by 2023 says report
VANCOUVER — A report to Translink warns an aging bridge in Metro Vancouver may not be able to withstand an earthquake or even a powerful wind storm and must be replaced, or closed, in less than a decade.
The recommendations are contained in a report from Sany Zein, Translink’s acting vice-president of Infrastructure,Management and Engineering.
The report says the 79-year-old Pattullo Bridge connecting Surrey and New Westminster, “represents TransLink’s most urgent major infrastructure risk.”
It says a feasibility study is underway to determine if systems can provide advance warning of wind storms or earthquakes powerful enough to affect the bridge.