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Doerkson's Massey bridge pledge leaves workers without a timetable

CBC British Columbia's report puts construction jobs and federal funding at the center of the proposed switch from a tunnel to a bridge.

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CBC British Columbia Story of October 29, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 56,440 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (5,387).

Doerkson pledges to scrap Massey Tunnel replacement and build a 10-lane bridge instead

Heavy machinery and crane operators are already working on the Massey Tunnel replacement site. What happens to their jobs if British Columbia's incoming government changes the project is another question.

Reporting from Richmond, CBC's Jessica Cheung examines premier-designate Lorne Doerkson's pledge to abandon the tunnel replacement and build a 10-lane bridge instead. The crossing carries Highway 99 beneath the Fraser River, making the proposal a substantial change to a key Metro Vancouver transportation project.

Cost is central to the Conservatives' argument. Cheung reports that the tunnel estimate has more than doubled, while the proposed bridge is estimated at about $6 billion. Doerkson also points to environmental certification and other unresolved project issues as reasons not to proceed with the tunnel in its present form.

But a bridge proposal is not yet a construction schedule. Bryan Railton of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 describes the uncertainty facing workers: "We just don't know, and we don't know when a bridge may or may not be built."

The Short drew roughly 56,000 views in its first day, more than ten times CBC British Columbia's usual start for the format.

Cheung reports that the Conservatives intend to seek continued federal funding and release a schedule before bridge construction begins. For the workers Railton represents, the unanswered questions concern both the money and the wait between projects.