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Old Posted Jun 15, 2008, 4:49 PM
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An interesting engineering problem, but a compalte waste of money. The bridge would go across several Gulf Islands and destroy them. It would not serve Victoria well, where over two-thirds of Vancouver Island residents live - the Victoria ferries would still be needed, as the bridge would offer no time saving.

The bridge would also span a major fault line, connecting two actively moving plates, so how do you design a bridge to accommodate one end moving a few millimetres every year? The Vancouver Island plate is moving north, shortening the distance every year between Vancouver and Victoria.

High winds would cause frequent closures.

The bridge would encourage more automobile traffic - unless it is designed for trains only!

The distance is 4 times the distance of the Confederation Bridge

The depth of Georgia Strait is such that the support columns would be the highest structures in Canada - going down well over 200 metres below mean sea level.

Waste of money - nobody on the Island really wants it - and if you do, go and live on the Mainland. (I live on the Island)
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