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Consultation
The Gateway Program is committed to comprehensive community and public
consultation, ensuring that the project designs consider community objectives
as well as the primary project goals of addressing congestion, movement and
access needs.
Public consultation, including community meetings, open houses and
web-based consultation will take place at each of the three key design stages:
2006: Pre-design Consultation
Pre-design
consultation gathers community feedback on conceptual proposals for new or
improved roads and bridges designed to reduce congestion, improve goods
movement and improve safety and reliability. Consultation topics may include
lane use, HOV priority, commercial lanes, commercial priority access to highway
on-ramps, and the cycling network.
2007: Preliminary Design
Consultation
With basic pre-design components determined,
consultation on preliminary design discusses refinements to interchange and
access improvements as well as cycling features. A key outcome is community
feedback on preliminary designs for consideration by the project team in
developing detailed designs.
2008: Detailed Design
Consultation
Detailed design consultation generally focuses
on fewer but more detailed treatments, such as specific interchange and access
features, lighting and landscaping. This stage also involves more financial and
technical analysis to ensure designs are financially and technically feasible.
Public input from
consultations will be considered along with technical and financial inputs as
the Gateway Program refines each component and moves into the next design
stage. As part of the environmental assessment process, there will be further
opportunity for public input.
Schedule of Open Houses:
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CITY |
DATE/TIME |
LOCATION |
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Langley |
Saturday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Walnut Grove Community
Centre 8889 Walnut Grove Drive Langley 8889
Walnut Grove Drive |
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New Westminster |
Saturday, Feb. 25 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Centennial Community Centre 65 East 6th Avenue New Westminster |
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Burnaby |
Saturday, March 4 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Eight Rinks 6501 Sprott Street Burnaby |
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CITY |
DATE/TIME |
LOCATION |
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Burnaby |
Wednesday, March 8 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
Bonsor Recreation Centre 6550 Bonsor Avenue Burnaby |
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Vancouver |
Saturday, March 25 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Hastings Community Centre, Auditorium 3096 East Hastings Street Vancouver |
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Vancouver |
Wednesday, March 29 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
Roundhouse Community Centre, Great Hall 181 Roundhouse Mews Vancouver |
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Surrey |
Saturday, April 8 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
Guildford Recreation Centre 15105 – 105th Avenue Surrey |
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Surrey |
Tuesday, April 11 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
North
Surrey Arena 10275
– 135th Street Surrey |
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Coquitlam |
Saturday, April 22 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Coquitlam Library, Poirier Branch 575 Poirier Street Coquitlam |
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Coquitlam |
Tuesday, April 25 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
Planet Ice 2300 Rocket Way Coquitlam |
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Abbotsford |
Saturday, April 29 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Abbotsford Recreation Centre 34690 Old Yale Road Abbotsford |
More information on the
Gateway Program, downloadable copies of the program definition report, a
schedule of public consultations, artist renderings, graphics and maps are
available online at www.gatewayprogram.bc.ca.
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Press Secretary Office of the Premier 250 213-8218 |
Communications Director Ministry of Transportation 250 387-7787 |
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