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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
A new Massey bridge and the SFPR will alleviate most of these concerns.
Nanaimo needing 2 terminals is laughable.
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It's not about Naniamo needing two terminals. It's about the Island as a whole. Both the terminals are well used, even on week days.
The only way the rational makes sense to me, is if they close one terminal on each side to further increase the demand-supply ratio, which they could then use to justify even higher prices. I don't think they'll make or lose money in the long run by closing a terminal on each end, but i do think the resulting reduction in operating costs will lead to a higher profit margin.
The other side of this is that, even if you make all your runs on time, the Horseshoe-Departure Bay run is a significantly shorter route to Vancouver than the Duke Point-Tsawassen route. The crossing is 30 minutes shorter; and, if you are driving from any point north of Departure Bay on the island you save 15 - 45 minutes driving depending on traffic.