Pattullo Bridge Construction - Sunny Day Flyby - 10/14/24

[@ac7724]

Great video! That is truly some amazing scaffold , would love to see a close up of that main scaffold on the main pier

[@dennis2376]

Thank you.

[@Christopher-pj4di]

Can't wait to see the entire bridge completed. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@BrandonGarbage23Trucks247]

Ikr!

[@carlfalt174]

But everybody working at NDP speed that'll be in 2050

[@n8ryder]

Love watching all these progress videos. Thanks for the top down shot at 7:10. I was thinking the bridge wasn’t that much wider than the current one but that view shows it’s significantly wider. Thanks for that. Would love to see more top down shots that span the whole project.

[@ModernProjectManager]

@@n8ryder you are welcome, and thank you for the feedback! I’ll do more top down passes for you!

[@n8ryder]

@@ModernProjectManager awesome thanks. Especially one that shows both old and new for comparison like you did at 7:10 :-)

[@keeboxcamera4509]

Any more videos coming? I know the weather hasn’t been great but would be nice to see any progress.

[@Christopher-pj4di]

Hey Jack absolutely awesome work. Thanks so much. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@micchon12]

What is those green thing going to ?

[@RUmlas]

I actually don't know if they are keeping the old Pattullo. Are they taking it down or keeping it for commercial trucks? Edit: NM hahaha, old bridge gone once the new one is completed.

[@ModernProjectManager]

@@RUmlas stay tuned to see the demolition!

[@jsinope2786]

I hope they keep the arch in place as a memorial to the millions of brave people who risked their lives crossing this death trap! 😂

[@MailMan-re3xe]

what drone do you use may I ask?

[@ModernProjectManager]

@@MailMan-re3xe DJI Mini 4 Pro. Every flight is a risk. Just barely holding like a gimp, lol!

[@grahamkearnon6682]

​@@ModernProjectManager: I've got the drone bug, Mavic 2 enterprise dual, for hunting poachers. MINI 2, 1st. Air 3, offroad trail checker.

[@edwardstmarseille-fp7iy]

Let's see what it looks like Tuesday October 22nd 2024.please

[@JAS_392SRT]

Boss

[@merlyn412]

So happy they are upgrading a 4 lane bridge to a.... 4 lane bridge :(

[@ModernProjectManager]

@@merlyn412 I think at time 7:10 there is a short clip of a top-down view of both bridges. You can judge the size there. I’ll make more comparison videos

[@AWSVids]

It's expandable to 6-lanes in the future, which Surrey wanted to do right away, but New West didn't want the additional traffic, apparently. Which is silly, because three-lanes in the eastbound direction would be better for New West traffic, since you can have McBride, Royal and Columbia's approaches all have their own lane onto the bridge, which would cut down a lot of the back-up that goes along Columbia and Royal because they're currently merging together to get onto the bridge. That alone would improve things significantly in New West, despite whatever induced demand you might get, or traffic coming from Surrey. That's really not as big a problem for New West when that traffic is mostly just passing through New West and headed in different directions once they're past the bridge (again, one onto Columbia, one onto McBride and one onto Royal). The problem is the back-up getting onto the bridge. It would be best for New West to focus on streamlining through-ways, if they want to improve traffic in the city. It'll happen eventually, so New West is just delaying the inevitable. For how long? Who knows.

[@EstrefResuli]

4 lanes in 1937 and again 4 lanes in 2024 ! Our current government has a great vision !

[@ModernProjectManager]

@@EstrefResuli I have a comparison video coming out to show the size difference.

[@EstrefResuli]

@@ModernProjectManager It doesn't matter the size if the traffic still will flow in two lanes. With Surrey growth, traffic will be congested even worse than it's now on the old bridge.

[@alexbowman6484]

The design specified that, unfortunately due to the connecting road network remaining as is, a larger bridge wouldn't help much with traffic congestion; so they decided to save the money. That being said, it is designed to be expanded to 6 lanes if need be in the future, by cantilevering the multi-use pathway over the side.

[@AWSVids]

It's not really a provincial decision. New Westminster is responsible for vetoing the 6-lane expansion happening immediately. Surrey wanted it. Pretty sure the provincial government would be totally on board. But New Westminster didn't want it. It'll happen eventually, though, so they're just delaying the inevitable.