Vancouver's TransLink will
officially open the Canada Line Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge linking South
Vancouver with Richmond via a bridge connected to the Canada Line rail guideway
on Aug. 14.
The linking of the communities will start at 12:30pm. Cyclists
and police bike patrols will accompany TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast and
Vancouver Deputy Mayor Geoff Meggs from the north side of the bridge, with
Richmond Deputy Mayor Ken Johnston, approaching from the south side. They will
meet at the centre and then carry on to the south side of the span for the
ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Members of the Vancouver
Area Cycling Coalition and Better Environmentally Sound Transportation have
been invited to be part of this long-anticipated event. Once the ceremony is
complete, the bridge will be opened for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
The C$10-million
bridge was built and financed by TransLink. The bridge will provide a vital
link across the Fraser River between existing cycling networks in Richmond and
Vancouver, and those currently under development, providing more alternatives
to private vehicles.
