NEW WESTMINSTER (NEWS1130) – New Westminster is still trying to find a way to limit truck traffic on the Patullo Bridge. It is concerned as drivers continue to avoid the Port Mann Bridge because of tolls.

The city is working to have heavy truck traffic completely banned from the Patullo and Royal Avenue.

Urban planner Gordon Price with SFU’s City Program says it has been tough to come up with a regional plan.

“Their strategy is basically to say we’re not going to add any additional capacity, we’re not even going to replace the Bailey Bridge connecting to United Boulevard until we see that there is going to be a bigger solution,” he explains. “There’s not much point in them coming to a consensus when they have to spend the political price but don’t actually [get] to be part of the decision making. Until you deal with that regional and provincial issue, I can see why cities like New Westminster are going to work outside the process.”