![]() ![]() The inclusion of cultural recognition projects such as “Salish Eagle” is important to the port authority as it is a component of developing respectful, long-term working relationships with Indigenous communities. Opportunity for Indigenous cultural recognition: the project included an opportunity to recognize Indigenous culture through artwork in partnership with Squamish Nation and courtesy of artist Yul Baker embossed into the eastern concrete walkway Safe pedestrian access: new sidewalks, both along the underpass and between Dominion Street and Bay Street, leading into Lynnterm Terminal’s east gate, will ensure safer and more comfortable access and use for pedestrians ![]() Port of entry capacity at Lynnterm Terminal for oversized cargo: the terminal’s new capacity to service oversized cargo provides the industry with certainty that the Port of Vancouver can continue to be a competitive port of entry for oversized cargo The project is jointly funded by Transport Canada and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authorityīetter trade efficiency for the gateway: enabling the trade gateway to operate more efficiently and handle anticipated trade growth thanks to collaboration with government and port terminal partners This project was identified in the Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 strategy and received funding from Canada’s National Trade Corridors Fund in 2019. Successfully delivering the Mountain Highway Underpass Project required strong partnerships with government, port terminal partners and local Indigenous groups.Ĭontributing to new road and rail infrastructure will help ease the impacts of growing trade on local communities, while fulfilling the port authority’s federal mandate to enable Canada’s trade through the Port of Vancouver. The underpass, adjacent to Lynnterm Terminal in the District of North Vancouver, is now open to vehicle traffic. This project, led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, in collaboration with Western Stevedoring, the District of North Vancouver, CN and Squamish Nation will enhance the movement of trade-related cargo through Greater Vancouver, while improving mobility and safety, protecting the environment, and alleviating the community impacts of growing trade. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and project partners are pleased to announce the completion and the opening of the upgraded Mountain Highway underpass on Vancouver’s North Shore. Underpass improvements on the North Shore will enhance Canada’s trade capacity, sustain growth in the gateway, and improve pedestrian safety They have every right to be, given that WII was fighting since 2012 to ensure that the road construction does not disturb animal corridors in the reserve that straddles Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.2021 November 20 13:17 North Vancouver Mountain Highway underpass improvements complete, and underpass open to port traffic Researches of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) are especially enthused that 11 tigers - five adult males, three adult females and three sub-adults - are frequent users of the new infrastructure. Between March and December, camera traps have captured 5,450 images of tigers, leopards, wild dogs, chitals, Indian bisons, wild pigs, jungle cats and porcupines, among others, using the underpasses. The stretches through the forest built last year at a cost of Rs 240 crore also has a 750-m long underpass - believed to be the world’s longest highway underpass built exclusively for wild animals. While the road has made commute easier for humans, the five underpasses and four minor bridges on this 37-km stretch have also ensured that the movement of animals are not disrupted. Both have welcomed new elevated stretches of highways on the Seoni ( Madhya Pradesh)-Nagpur (Maharashtra) sector of the national highway 44 passing through the Pench Tiger Reserve. ![]() It seems to be a win-win situation for humans and animals.
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