NDP rules could boost Pattullo Bridge replacement by $100 million

VICTORIA — Union workers on the $1.4-billion Pattullo Bridge replacement project will get a guaranteed two per cent wage increases each year until 2024, under terms released Thursday that the B.C. government admits will boost the cost of the new bridge and other projects.
Transportation Minister Claire Trevena said the plans for a new four-lane bridge linking New Westminster and Surrey can accommodate the higher costs of the new “community benefits agreement” that mandates work