Canada Line bike bridge deck

[shootingstar]

Daniel and I went by it today! Oh! I can't wait until it's done. Is there a chance that it might be open sooner then next November? It looks like it's almost completed. There are trains being tested. I would imagine getting all the safety measures in, esp. the bike path, would take less then a year to complete? Would Jack know by any chance?

Grog took us over Arthur Laing bridge today. I don't think I'll do that bridge unless there's no or very little wind. I had a real hard time fighting my road bike and making sure I don't get blown into traffic. Oak street bridge felt safer going and coming over. Maybe it's pschological? I don't know. The barrier seems to calm me a bit more. Or maybe the wind had died down by then.

So obviously you have a safe place at work to store your precious bike inside daily. Great! Yea, bridges are wonderful....uh in the winter-time...not really ..only if dry and little wind. Challenge of being in Vancouver..enough road bridges to plan regular long bike trips. But admitttedly there are some terrific views ..if you tell yourself to ignore the traffic (both cars and soemtimes pedestrian) around you.

The Canada Line Bridge in terms of the bike deck portion, could conceivably open several months earlier than November 2009..the official opening date for the Skytrain extension for trains to run to airport, etc.

However it is recommended that you phone Translink and make your case...to open the bike deck sooner. There would be many good reasons, including to accommodate cyclists in summer 2009. And HEY, the Golden Ears Bridge with its bike route on bridge over the Fraser River will be done by then (end of June 2009 is target date).

Jack feels the bike Skytrain path deck could be conceivably open in the next month ...but he's not sure of why the delay.

Make your case to Translink...the more phone calls/emails to them, the better.