The province is taking a hard look at allegations that $150 million was misspent during the construction of the Port Mann Bridge.
鈥淭here are very concerning allegations,鈥� said Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selena Robinson during a scrum in Vancouver Thursday afternoon.
Pressed for exactly that the province planned on doing, Robinson said she would 鈥渓eave it up to others to language it,鈥� saying only that the province was 鈥渢aking a serious look.鈥�
The statement is in response to a CBC News report Thursday that says a lack of oversight resulted in the B.C. government overpaying millions for the Port Mann. The bridge鈥檚 operator, the Transportation Investment Corporation, has denied a lack of oversight but has reportedly asked the auditor general to review its protocols.
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The corporation is winding down its role, after the NDP provincial government made good on a campaign promise and eliminated tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears crossings as of Sept. 1.
Since it opened in 2012, the Port Mann has been plagued with issues, from and crashing onto cars below, to concerns that toll revenues were not high enough. The bridge 鈥� and the Highway 1 project that went with it 鈥� cost the province $3.3 billion and was the largest infrastructure project in the province鈥檚 history.
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Robinson slammed her predecessors.
鈥淭he BC Liberal government had a certain way of making sure that their choices took care of their friends,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hese were their choices, their actions.鈥�
In a news release, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver said that 鈥淏ritish Columbians deserve answers鈥� and called for a public inquiry into the project.
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