The Editor:
I am a Tri-Cities resident for last 32 years.
I am getting fed up now with the amount of traffic congestion around Coquitlam Centre mall and Lougheed corridor travelling from Port Mann Bridge.
I don't know if this greedy municipality is going to stop allowing more new construction of multi-storey projects.
It's the same road infrastructure for last 30-plus years leading to the area. We already have 20 existing high-rises (in last 22 years), five-to-six more already approved and few more coming in future.
We as residents need to stop the government and city to keep expanding unless roads are added.
Travelling from any direction to Coquitlam Centre area, any hour of the day has become completely chaotic.
This must stop. I don't know who to approach as the our Mayor won't care as they are getting more taxes.
Provincial authorities don't care either as they just worry about other jurisdictions.
Please send me in the right direction to start the movement to find solution.
It affects residents as well as businesses, and people avoid visiting the mall or the neighbourhood.
- Tony Vaishnav, Coquitlam
