Port of Vancouver to pay US$47m to ease road congestion
The Vancouver Port Authority has announced it will contribute C$50 million (US$47 million) to road and rail grade separated crossings along the Roberts Bank rail corridor, the rail line that services the Deltaport container terminal and Westshore coal terminal.
"The Port of Vancouver's investment in these grade separations will reduce traffic congestion at rail crossings, enhance safety and reduce noise pollution by eliminating the need to sound train whistles," said Gordon Houston, president and CEO of the Vancouver Port Authority. "This is an unprecedented financial contribution by the Vancouver Port Authority and a signal of our commitment to mitigate the impacts of port-related growth on communities."
The Roberts Bank Road/Rail Interface Study has identified approximately $300 million in grade separation and rail improvements to be funded by the Vancouver Port Authority, federal and provincial governments, Translink and the railways, with municipalities being asked to contribute toward projects of primary interest to them.
The Port of Vancouver is Canada's largest and most diversified port, trading more than $53 billion in goods with more than 100 trading economies annually. Port activities generate 69,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in GDP and $8.9 billion in economic output.
"The Port of Vancouver's investment in these grade separations will reduce traffic congestion at rail crossings, enhance safety and reduce noise pollution by eliminating the need to sound train whistles," said Gordon Houston, president and CEO of the Vancouver Port Authority. "This is an unprecedented financial contribution by the Vancouver Port Authority and a signal of our commitment to mitigate the impacts of port-related growth on communities."
The Roberts Bank Road/Rail Interface Study has identified approximately $300 million in grade separation and rail improvements to be funded by the Vancouver Port Authority, federal and provincial governments, Translink and the railways, with municipalities being asked to contribute toward projects of primary interest to them.
The Port of Vancouver is Canada's largest and most diversified port, trading more than $53 billion in goods with more than 100 trading economies annually. Port activities generate 69,200 jobs in total with $4 billion in GDP and $8.9 billion in economic output.