Black will build the Coquitlam River Bridge and Fremont Connector, and will restore Rail in Port Coquitlam.
Port Coquitlam, BC — A new Conservative government will get commuters and critical infrastructure moving in the Tri-Cities by heeding the call of Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West and pursuing a one-third cost-sharing agreement for the $60 million strategy with the province and municipalities to replace the long-delayed Coquitlam River Bridge and finalize the Fremont Connector.
Conservatives will also step in to resurrect rail in the Tri-cities and enable CP Rail to have higher capacity and longer trains more often by working with partners to deliver the long-promised railway overpass in Port Coquitlam, a vital project that has been ignored under the Lost Liberal Decade. This overpass is essential to reducing congestion and increasing rail capacity to the Port of Vancouver, ensuring Canada’s trade corridors stay efficient, secure, and globally competitive.
“I’ve heard it loud and clear from local leaders and residents for years—these projects are essential to relieve congestion, improve safety, and support our economy,” said Iain Black, Conservative candidate for Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam. “We’ve waited long enough. Conservatives will commit to the Tri-cities, get shovels in the ground and get it done.”
Despite years of advocacy from local governments, the federal Liberal government has failed to deliver its share of funding. Under a new Conservative government, these long-overdue transportation links will finally move forward.
Under the last Conservative government, over $4 billion of infrastructure was built in the tri-cities, including the Pitt River Bridge, Millennium Line Skytrain Extension, Port Mann Bridge and Cape Horn Interchange. Under the Liberal lost decade, nothing has been built in the region to help either the economy or commuters.
Only Conservatives will axe taxes, remove gatekeepers and build BC, for a change.