New Fraser River tunnel will have a new name when it opens

Work hasn’t even begun yet on the multi-year, multi-lane, multi-billion dollar Fraser River tunnel so it might be early to talk about its name.

But the eight-lane passage, when it opens sometime in 2030, won’t be called the George Massey Tunnel.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure confirmed with the Optimist that the tunnel will have a new name and that a government naming process, “will ensure the name reflects the values of all British Columbians.”

However, details about that process won’t be released until later in the project.

The existing tunnel, originally known as the Deas Island Tunnel, was opened in 1959 by Queen Elizabeth and was a

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