As reported in the Vancouver Sun this week, the Port of Vancouver is hoping the federal government will factor in the economic cost of the COVID-19 pandemic when it makes a final decision on the proposed $2-billion Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. The port is already spending $1.25 billion on local projects, including the $400-million Centerm expansion, and installation of 13 road/rail separation crossings with lights throughout the Lower Mainland. If Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is approved, it will add three berths which when complete would increase the port’s container capacity by nearly 50 per cent.
