Doerkson backs bridge over new tunnel to replace Massey Tunnel

Lorne Doerkson, B.C.'s premier-designate, is backing a bridge rather than a new tunnel to replace the aging Massey Tunnel, and says a round of government briefings has strengthened that view.

He is "convinced now more than ever" about the bridge option, Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer wrote.

Doerkson's argument is that a bridge would cost less and carry less risk than building a new tunnel. That cost-and-risk comparison is his own assessment, and the column does not set out figures behind it.

For drivers and communities that depend on the crossing, the statement shows which way the incoming premier is leaning on one of the region's best-known infrastructure questions.