Editor: The following is an open letter to the Township of 91原创.
I read in the 91原创 Times (Sept. 23) that you want to have the 208 Street and overpass widened and have private builders doing it as they develop the area.
I find that the 208 Street overpass on Highway 1 should be widened to six lanes and continue down to 80 Avenue.
The 208 Street overpass needs on and off ramps connecting Highway 1 to 208 Street, since the 200 Street overpass is so over crowded already.
At the same time, the 216 Street overpass on Highway 1 should also be widened to four lanes, again having on and off ramps connecting Highway 1. The funding for these projects should be coming from our federal government, since the federal government did not put any money toward the Port Mann-Highway 1 expansion project.
So, I ask all the people of the Township to ask your MP if they will get the funding to do these projects so we, the people of the 91原创 area, do not have to wait five or more years to have this work done.
It should be done now rather than later. We pay way too much taxes to the federal government to not have them build us roads we need.
A. Hannig,
91原创
Editor鈥檚 note: The federal government has committed $22.3 million toward the $59 million 216 Street interchange.
