Gateway
Program executive director Mike Proudfoot explains aspects of the Highway
1 expansion project to John Campbell, past president of Greater Langley
Chamber of Commerce, at Wednesday’s open house in Langley City.
Four more open houses are planned as part of the environmental assessment
of the Port Mann Bridge twinning and freeway expansion program.
By Al Irwin
Times Reporter
Sep 21 2007
Debate was muted, but opinions
differed on Wednesday, at the first of five open houses on the the controversial
plan to twin the Port Mann Bridge.
Langley residents had an opportunity
Wednesday to view material relating to the provincial government’s
application for environmental approval for the Port Mann/Highway 1 project.
About 100 people attended an
open house at the Coast Hotel and Convention Centre, a Gateway official
said Thursday. Four more open houses are slated, and the public comment
period runs to Nov. 13.
The next session is on Saturday
at Pacific Academy, 10238 168 St. in Surrey, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The project, part of British
Columbia’s $3 billion Gateway Program, includes twinning the Port
Mann Bridge, widening the freeway, upgrading interchanges and improving
access from the McGill interchange in Vancouver to 216 Street in Langley
and a variety of congestion reducing measures, which include HOV lanes,
tolling, and a significant investment in bicycle lanes.
“We are obliged to go
through both federal and provincial environmental (assessment) processes,”
said Mike Proudfoot, executive director of the Gateway Program.
Proudfoot said that many public
concerns about environmental impacts have been heard at earlier open houses
in the pre-design stage, and “refinements have been made.”
Before the project can proceed,
both federal and provincial governments require a complex and complicated
environmental review, which includes a 60-day public comment period, said
Jody Shimkus, project assessment director, with the B.C. Environmental
Assessment Office.
The environmental assessment
working group has representation from a variety of ministries. These are
the provincial and federal agriculture, environment, health and transportation
ministries; and provincial ministries of community services and tourism
andsports, and the federal department of fisheries and oceans.
Agencies represented included
the Agricultural Land Commission and Canadian Wildlife Service. Municipalities
from Burnaby to Langley also participated in the working group, as did
local First Nations Katzie and Kwantlen and those further west, including
Musqueam.
“It is a big job . .
. (the project) can’t proceed until these impacts are mitigated
to an acceptable level,” said Shimkus.
While some visitors to the
open house are opposed to the bridge twinning, and freeway widening project,
Greater Langley Chamber of commerce manager Lynn Whitehouse said many
businesses are on side. They consider the current gridlock and congestion
on the major Lower Mainland artery as a serious impediment to a healthy
economy.
However, the chamber would
like the highway widening project to extend “at least to Abbotsford,”
said Whitehouse.
Eric Bysouth, of the Valley
Transportation Advisory Committee (VALTAC), said that reliance on freeways
will eventually lead to traffic congestion at the current level, whether
that takes five years or ten years.
“Nobody can argue that
there isn’t a need for Gateway, we can’t move.
“The biggest problem
is (Gateway) is not integrated with a long-term transportation master
plan,” Bysouth said.
Bysouth said considerations
should have been made for an alternate heavy rail route from Delta Port,
then along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line to the Canadian National
line along the Fraser River.
That would allow the current
route, which includes part of the former interurban passenger line, to
be used for light rail passenger service, he said.
Abbotsford resident John Vissers
said every major city which has tried to build its way out of congestion
with bridges and freeways has failed, succeeding “only in increasing
pollution dramatically.”
He said 90 per cent of the
pollution will end up in the upper Fraser Valley.
And he said that if tolling
the new Port Mann bridge is considered a method of reducing the growth
of traffic, it should be tried now on the existing Port Mann.
Proudfoot said the Port Mann
and freeway project is just part of the overall Gateway strategy, which
includes the Golden Ears Bridge, a new seven-lane bridge over the Pitt
River, SkyTrain improvements, and the South Fraser Perimeter Road. A separate
project, the Border Infrastructure Progam which includes improvements
to Highways 10 and 15 through Surrey, will also have a mitigating impact
on congestion.
Proudfoot noted that the Port
Mann project includes providing transit service across the bridge for
the first time since 1986. And he rejected arguments that Port Mann twinning
will merely load more cars into Vancouver.
“What is very important
to realize is that on a daily basis, there is as much traffic coming east
(on the freeway) as coming west.”
Thirty per cent of that westbound
traffic exits at the Cape Horn interchange just west of the bridge, while
30 per cent of eastbound traffic, after crossing the bridge, exits at
152 Street, he said.
The environmental impacts assessed
include regional and local air quality. noise, archeology, congestion,
water quality, agriculture, fisheries, socio-community/socio-economic,
water wells, wildlife and habitat.
To view electronically the
environmental application and assessments, see the assessment office website
at: www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Paper copies are available at select libraries,
see: www.gatewayprogram.bc.ca, or call the Gateway info line at 604-775-0471
for information.
No.
GC 024/07
For release June 28, 2007
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROBERTS BANK RAIL CORRIDOR LANGLEY TOWNSHIP,
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Canada’s New Government has concluded a
multi-stakeholder agreement for road/rail grade separation projects along
the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor under the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor
Initiative. This work, for which the federal government is investing up
to $75 million, will contribute to more efficient road and rail operations
and enhance the quality of life for residents along the rail corridor.
The announcement was
made today by the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International
Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver- Whistler
Olympics; Mr. Brian Jean, Parliamentary Secretary, on behalf of the Honourable
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities;
the Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Transportation of British Columbia;
Mr. Gordon Houston, president and chief executive officer of the Vancouver
Port Authority; Mr. Malcolm Brodie, chair of TransLink; and Mr. Kurt Alberts,
Mayor of the Township of Langley, on behalf of all municipal partners,
at a media conference at the Langley Township Council Chambers.
Mr. Jim Buggs, general
manager, Port and Gateway Strategy Projects and Regulatory Issues for
the Canadian Pacific Railway; Mr. Kirk Carroll, general manager, B.C.
South Division for the Canadian National Railway; Mr. Kevin Mahoney, president
and chief executive officer of the British Columbia Railway Company; and
Mr. Doug Jones, general manager, Northwest Division for the BNSF Railway,
were also present at the announcement.
Stretching 70 kilometres
through Delta, Surrey, Langley City, Langley Township and Abbotsford,
the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor links the Deltaport Container Terminal
and the Westshore Coal Terminal through the B.C. Lower Mainland to the
rest of Canada and the economic heartland of North America.
Public and private
partners will jointly invest a total of approximately $300 million for
projects along the entire corridor, including nine grade separations.
The first two grade separation projects to proceed will be at Mufford
Crescent/64th Avenue in Langley Township and at 152nd Street in the City
of Surrey. In addition, the railways will invest approximately $60 million
in the corridor to provide additional capacity for anticipated growth.
"The Roberts
Bank Rail Corridor project clearly illustrates the power of the Gateway
concept and its focus on systems and partnerships," said Minister
Emerson. "The Government of Canada is working together with its partners
to enhance quality of life and the environment in the Lower Mainland,
while also making Canada more competitive in the global economy. We are
creating something that will truly benefit Canadians for generations to
come."
"The Asia-Pacific
Gateway and Corridor has become one of the most important initiatives
of Canada’s New Government," said Mr. Jean. "The Initiative
just keeps on gathering momentum as more and more Canadians see the benefits
of working together to make Canada’s West Coast the gateway between
Asia and all of North America."
"There are tremendous
economic opportunities arising from our growing Asia- Pacific trade,"
said Minister Falcon. "As Canada’s Pacific Gateway, British
Columbia is strongly committed to improving our transportation infrastructure
to keep pace with this growth."
"This is an excellent
example of how partnership and cooperation between business and all levels
of government can achieve an outcome that will benefit local communities
and all Canadians," said Mr. Houston. "Vancouver Port Authority’s
direct investment of up to $50 million in the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor
is a testament of our commitment to enabling sustainable growth through
this Gateway. We are committed to economic, social and environmental sustainability,
and the cooperative nature of this initiative demonstrates how all three
facets of sustainability can be achieved where there is a will to work
together."
"These projects
are a perfect fit for TransLink," said Mr. Brodie. "They support
our objectives to improve the flow of people and goods in Greater Vancouver
and will improve our transportation network's ability to bolster Asia/Pacific
trade for the good of our regional, provincial and national economies."
"We currently
have an intolerable situation with level rail crossings in the Langley
Regional Town Centre," said Mayor Alberts. "By working together,
the various partners have secured funds for works that will bring relief
and address safety and congestion issues. I am pleased that the Mufford
Crescent/64th Avenue project has been included as a high priority."
"It is encouraging
to see all levels of government, TransLink and the private sector working
in co-operation to improve the movement of people and goods,"
said Peter Fassbender, Mayor of the City of Langley. "This corridor
initiative will build on the 204th street overpass, which was the first
road/rail grade separation in Langley, and will dramatically reduce traffic
congestion and improve the north/south connectivity within our region."
"The Roberts
Bank Rail Corridor initiative is part of a strategic plan to enhance Asia-Pacific
trade," said Dianne Watts, Mayor of the City of Surrey. "The
road/rail grade separation project will increase road safety and reduce
rail impacts on adjacent neighbourhoods while enhancing current north-
south road connections and providing a high level of access to South Surrey/White
Rock and the Campbell Heights industrial area."
"Delta's years
of effort on behalf of the community to address impacts of rail conflict
at road crossings have been recognized," said Lois Jackson, Mayor
of the Corporation of Delta. "The federal government, through Minister
David Emerson, has advanced a plan to make a number of rail crossing improvements
and modifications along the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor between Deltaport
and Langley Township."
"This project
is an excellent example of the federal and provincial governments, the
regional transportation authority, the port, municipalities and railways
working together to capitalize on business opportunities, create jobs
and prosperity for Canadians while addressing concerns of the communities
we run through," said Mr. Buggs.
"CN is pleased
to be part of a joint project that will accommodate future economic growth
in the region while maintaining safe, liveable communities,"
said Mr. Carroll.
"BNSF Railway,
North America’s largest provider of rail intermodal services, is
pleased to support the responsible and environmentally sensitive growth
of the Pacific Gateway by supporting the funding of these infrastructure
improvements," said Mr. Jones. "These improvements will help
minimize overall emissions and protect communities while increasing the
capacity, capability, and competitive ability of the Pacific Gateway."
Canada’s New
Government has committed over $1 billion to the Asia-Pacific Gateway and
Corridor Initiative, with $800 million going to projects in British Columbia.
Other projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are also receiving
funding.
The Prime Minister
launched the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative in October 2006.
Progress has already been made in construction, planning, project selection,
port amalgamation, policy development, technology application, international
cooperation and marketing.
For more information
about Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative, please
visit www.apgci.gc.ca.
A backgrounder with
details of the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor projects is attached.
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Contacts:
Jennifer Chiu
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific
Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, Ottawa
613-371-1557
Jeff Knight
Public Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Transportation of British Columbia, Victoria
250-356-7707
Anne McMullin
Vancouver Port Authority
604-665-9069
Ken Hardie
Director Communications
Public and Corporate Affairs
TransLink
604-453-4606
Erin McKay
Corporate Relations
Office of the Mayor of the Township of Langley
604-533-6122
Mark Seland
Senior Manager
Communications and Municipal Affairs
CP Rail
403-319-3566
Kelli Svendsen
CN Public Affairs
604-589-6512
604-240-7037
Gus Melonas
Corporate BNSF Railway Relations
206-625-6220
This news release
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BACKGROUNDER
ROBERTS BANK RAIL CORRIDOR
The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor is a network of transportation
infrastructure including British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Prince
Rupert
ports, their principal road and rail connections stretching across Western
Canada and south to the United States, key border crossings, and major
Canadian
airports. The network serves all of North America, and is focused on
strengthening trade ties with the Asia-Pacific region.
On October 11, 2006,
the Prime Minister launched the Asia-Pacific Gateway and
Corridor Initiative (APGCI). The APGCI brings infrastructure, policy,
governance and operational issues together into one integrated, multi-modal,
public-private strategy.
In this context, the
Government of Canada has been working with various public
and private partners on the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor: Road/Rail Interface
Study, which was completed in February 2007. The findings of this study
were
used as the basis for the development of an implementation plan that includes
a
comprehensive package of nine road/rail grade separations along the RBRC.
The
cost to separate these nine at grade crossings, coupled with strategic
road
closures and detours, would total over $300 million.
These projects will
enhance rail operations and accommodate anticipated growth
in rail and road traffic. Building grade separations provides local quality
of
life and environmental benefits, including:
reduced traffic congestion
during rail operations;
reduced congestion on key road corridors;
reduced idling at level crossings and congestion on some parallel facilities;
reduced emissions and contributions to greenhouse gas;
reduced direct exposure of road users and trains, with corresponding safety
benefits;
increased agricultural productivity through improved vehicle movements;
enhanced bicycle network connections;
enhanced access to emergency service providers (police, fire, ambulance);
and
reduced sound pollution as train whistling would no longer be required
for
extended stretches on the corridor.
Canada is one of the
most trade-dependent economies in the G-8 nations. The
benefits of the federal government’s contributions to the APGCI
projects will
be extended nationally as they directly support efforts to foster increased
international trade between all of Canada and Asia-Pacific countries,
including
China and Japan, and serve to make the import and export supply chains
more
reliable and efficient.
The federal government
contributions to APGCI projects will improve
transportation infrastructure in many ways. While promoting increased
trade
with the Asia-Pacific region, grade separation projects will enhance the
efficiency, safety, security and environmental sustainability of the
transportation system. These projects will also enhance the quality of
life of
neighbouring residents.
Funding contributions
and associated conditions
The implementation plan is supported by technical and financial contributions
from the following parties:
Government of Canada
– up to $75 million;
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation – up to $50 million;
Vancouver Port Authority – up to $50 million;
TransLink – up to $50 million;
municipalities including the Corporation of Delta, City of Surrey, City
of
Langley and Township of Langley – collectively up to $50 million;
and
railways including the British Columbia Railway Company, the Canadian
National
Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the BNSF Railway – collectively
up to
$32 million.
The objective of this
plan is to proceed with a total investment package of
approximately $300 million along the entire corridor, which would include
the
following nine grade separations:
41B Street, Corporation
of Delta;
80 Street, Corporation of Delta;
152nd Street, City of Surrey;
168th Street, City of Surrey;
192nd Street, City of Surrey;
54th Avenue, City of Surrey/City of Langley;
196th Street, City of Surrey/City of Langley/Township of Langley;
Mufford Crescent/64th Avenue, Township of Langley; and
232nd Street, Township of Langley.
Along with the grade
separations, there will also be an opportunity to
introduce advanced warning systems that will anticipate the arrival of
trains
and re-route road users to nearby grade separations or nearby roads.
In addition to the
nine grade separations, the railways will invest
approximately $60 million in the corridor to increase the capacity of
the rail
infrastructure to handle anticipated growth.
These contributions
are subject to a number of conditions and requirements,
including but not limited to the following:
final approval by
the federal and provincial governments boards of directors
and/or municipal councils;
acceptance of engineering standards and designs and confirmation of requisite
railway approvals;
environmental assessment approvals;
Agricultural Land Commission approvals; and
funding and budgetary appropriations.
Description of individual
grade separation projects
Location 1: Vicinity of 41B Street
Municipality: Corporation of Delta
Approximate Project Cost: $24 million
Description: 41B Street is effectively within the Gulf Rail Yard near
the head
of the Roberts Bank Causeway. At present, it serves approximately 1,000
vehicles per day, as well as agricultural movements. In the future, 41B
may
provide access to the Tsawwassen First Nation lands. A grade separation
in the
vicinity of 41B Street would enable the railways to expand the Gulf Rail
Yard
and eliminate train whistling in this area. Pending successful negotiations
among project partners, the preliminary timeline for this project is within
five years, to coincide with the rail expansion projects.
Location 2: 80 Street
Municipality: Corporation of Delta
Approximate Project Cost: $19 million
Description: 80 Street is the primary access to the Boundary Bay Airport
and
its improvement and expansion plans forecast that 2,700 vehicles daily
would
use the proposed two-lane overpass. Assuming that anti-whistling initiatives
will be undertaken at 72 Street and closer to the Roberts Bank Causeway,
the 80
Street overpass would eliminate the requirement for whistling for a distance
of
nearly 13 kilometres between Roberts Bank and 88 Street. Pending successful
negotiations among project partners, the preliminary timeline for this
project
is within five years.
Location 3: 152nd
Street
Municipality: City of Surrey
Approximate Project Cost: $41 million
Description: 152nd Street is a major north-south artery linking the rapidly
growing South Surrey / White Rock area with the rest of Surrey. Combined
with
other initiatives in the area including a grade separation at 168th Street,
this project could eliminate train whistling for up to 10-14 kilometres
through
Surrey. Pending successful negotiations among project partners, the preliminary
timeline for this project is within five years.
Location 4: 168th
Street
Municipality: City of Surrey
Approximate Project Cost: $25 million
Description: 168th Street is expected to become an increasingly important
north-
south road when the City of Surrey widens 168th Street north of Highway
10 from
two to four lanes by 2011. A grade separation at this location would provide
traffic relief to approximately 5,000 vehicles per day, and enable the
railways
to extend the Pratt rail siding westward. Along with other initiatives
and
grade separation at 192nd Street, this project could eliminate train whistling
for up to 10-14 kilometres between 184th Street and Highway 91. Pending
successful negotiations among project partners, the preliminary timeline
for
this project is within five years, to coincide with the rail siding extension
project.
Location 5: 192nd
Street
Municipality: City of Surrey
Approximate Project Cost: $34 million
Description: The grade separation at this location complements the grade
separations at 54th Avenue and 196th Street. This combination of projects
is
expected to provide substantial traffic relief not only to 192nd Street
but
also to nearby roads such as Fraser Highway and 200th Street. Pending
successful negotiations among project partners and the results of a sub-area
traffic study, the preliminary timeline for this project is five to eight
years.
Location 6: 54th Avenue
Municipality: City of Surrey and City of Langley
Approximate Project Cost: $25 million
Description: A grade separation at 54th Avenue would provide an east-west
connection between the 192nd Street and 196th Street grade separations.
Together with other crossings, a 54th Avenue grade separation is expected
to
provide substantial traffic relief in the east Surrey / west Langley area.
Alternative connections between 192nd and 196th streets will be the subject
of
a local sub-area traffic study. Pending successful negotiations among
project
partners and the results of the study, the preliminary timeline for this
project is five to eight years.
Location 7: 196th
Street
Municipality: City of Surrey, City of Langley and Township of Langley
Approximate Project Cost: $60 million
Description: For the most part, a road does not exist on the 196th Street
alignment. A grade separation on the 196th alignment would add substantial
new
road capacity in this congested area, as well as provide traffic relief
during
rail operations. Pending successful negotiations among project partners
and the
results of a sub-area traffic study, the preliminary timeline for this
project
is five to eight years.
Location 8: Mufford
Crescent / 64th Avenue
Municipality: Township of Langley
Approximate Project Cost: $51 million
Description: The Mufford Crescent / 64th Avenue project includes the closure
of
the existing Mufford Crescent and re-alignment along the 62nd / 64th Avenue
corridors. A grade separation would cross the RBRC and Glover Road, and
extend
to 216th Street. This road re-alignment and grade separation is expected
to
provide substantial traffic relief on Mufford Crescent and the Langley
Bypass.
This project is in a relatively advanced stage and it is anticipated that
it
will be complete within five years.
Location 9: 232nd
Street
Municipality: Township of Langley
Approximate Project Cost: $25 million
Description: 232nd Street connects communities north of Highway 1 including
the
eastern section of Walnut Grove and Fort Langley. Road traffic is expected
to
remain constant at around 5,500 vehicles per day. The grade separation
would
primarily accommodate the Rawlison rail siding extension, which would
be
undertaken by the railways. The grade separation would eliminate the
requirement for train whistling through the rural area between Glover
Road and
River Road, a distance of nearly five kilometres. The preliminary timeline
for
this project is five to eight years, to coincide with the rail siding
extension
project.
June 2007
Canada's
Asia Pacific Gateway Corridor Initiative
All financial figures
are anticipated federal contributions for projects, most of which are
cost-shared with important contributions from partners including provincial
and municipal governments, ports and railways.
All
the new projects are subject to funding commitments of all partners,
completion of due diligence, contribution agreements and final federal
project approval.
South Fraser Perimeter Road, Deltaport Connector, $365 million
A 40-kilometre four-lane road connecting Deltaport to Highway 1
and the Golden Ears Bridge will provide a designated east-west truck
route that will enhance international freight movement and reduce
impacts on municipal road networks.
Pitt River Bridge and Mary Hill Interchange, $90 million Seven-lane
bridge will connect trade-related and transportation facilities
on both sides of the Pitt River and enhance the movement of international
goods through the Lower Mainland.
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Roberts Bank Rail
Corridor Road/Rail Grade Separations, $75 million
Up to nine road/rail grade separations—along with road closures,
network reconfigurations, and traffic management measures—will increase
road and rail capacity and reduce impact on communities along this 70-km
corridor connecting international container and coal terminals with the
North American rail network.
Dredging at Fraser Port, $4 million
Deepening and widening shipping channels will enhance efficiency and maximize
shipping capacity for the Fraser River Port Authority.
North Fraser Perimeter Road, United Boulevard Extension, $65 million
Includes extending a four-lane roadway, constructing a four-lane overpass
and constructing a bridge over the Brunette River. Will enhance connections
between ports and rail yards and improve rail and traffic efficiency.
Corporation of Delta, $730,000
Improvements to facilitate truck movements on Annacis Island at two intersections,
namely Chester Road/Derwant Way as well as Chester Road/Cliveden Avenue.
City of Richmond, $4.72 million
Widening Westminster Highway and Nelson Road to four lanes with associated
traffic signal upgrades will improve efficiency of road network serving
Gateway facilities such as Coast 2000 Terminals, HBC Logistics, and Westran.
Prince Rupert Port Container Security Program, $28 million
A CBSA Marine Container Program will ensure secure and efficient border
services for the new Fairview Container Terminal, on track to open in
fall 2007.
TransCanada Highway Twinning, Banff National Park, $37 million
A segment of highway near Lake Louise is being twinned to facilitate the
movement of goods and people using world-leading techniques to mitigate
harm to wildlife.
Highway 2 and 41 Avenue Intermodal Access, Edmonton, Alta., $75 million
A new interchange on Highway 2 and 41 Avenue will facilitate the relocation
of the CPR intermodal facility.
Northwest Winnipeg Access Project, Winnipeg, Mb., $33.25 million
Upgrading parts of Inkster Boulevard to a four-lane divided roadway with
intersection improvements, rail overpasses, and interchange improvements
at the Perimeter Highway along this key multimodal international freight
transportation link.
Two Freeway Interchanges, Saskatoon, Sask., $20 million
Two interchanges at Lorne Avenue and Circle Drive South, and Idylwyld
Freeway and Circle Drive South will improve access to CN intermodal terminal.
Expansion at Deltaport
Deltaport, Canada’s largest container facility, is undergoing rapid
expansion. A third berth is currently under construction.
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For your information
- all the links to the Asia - Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative.
Pay particular attention to the link for the Initiative document (22 pages)
and the Gateway-Corridor News, Spring 2007. If you have not visited all
of these links previously, this whole project will begin to make sense.
Menu page -
http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/menu.htm
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News and current developments
- http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/news.htm
Update
on Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative - Dec 24,
2007
Strategic
Advisors' Report and Recommendations - January 21, 2008
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Roberts Bank Rail Corridor
brochure and map - http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/rbrc.htm
Port amalgamation -
http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/acf/vfpa/menu.htm
Gateway-Corridor News,
Spring 2007 -
http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/spring2007.htm
June 28, 2007 - GOVERNMENT
OF CANADA ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROBERTS BANK RAIL CORRIDOR - http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-gc024e.htm
System map and APGCI
projects -
http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/projects.htm
Federal leadership
- http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/federalleadership.htm
Did you know? - http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/didyouknow.htm
Photo gallery - http://www.tc.gc.ca/majorissues/APGCI/photos/menu.htm
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