government will build a new replacement for the Pattullo Bridge, with construction scheduled to begin in the summer of 2019 and completion slated for 2023. Premier John Horgan made the announcement this morning on the new $1.3-billion bridge during a press conference at the foot of the Pattullo Bridge. Wide shot of entire span of the Pattullo Bridge, which has been in operation since 1937. Rendering of what a Pattullo Bridge replacement could look like. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson questioned why the provincial government couldn't get federal funding for the Pattullo Bridge replacement as well.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2018 17:35 UTC