BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson said at a press conference in Port Moody that the money saved by building a bridge instead of the George Massey Tunnel would fund a new women's and children's hospital south of the Fraser. The party proposes scrapping the planned eight-lane tunnel for a 10-lane George Massey Bridge, estimated at $6 billion and five years to build, while also completing the Surrey Hospital. The Fraser River Tunnel Project, announced by the BC NDP government in 2021 at $4.15 billion, was updated in July 2026 to $8.5 billion, with completion pushed to September 2031, and it still awaits environmental approval expected later this year. The party's press release did not give costs or timelines, and a spokesperson later said the figures came from talks with construction experts and people involved in the original proposal. NDP leader David Eby called the bridge promise “lunacy,” saying the Conservatives have “no plan” and that scrapping the tunnel would add years to the timeline.
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