The weather was nice again today. We chose to hop on the SkyTrain and cross the Fraser River into Surrey. Really, I wanted to see how the replacement bridge is coming along. It's already much behind schedule and planned completion dates simply seem to come and go.
We've been watching the bridge deck inch closer to joining near the New Westminster end of the span. It's impossible to view from our apartment. From most downtown points, the old bridge is in the line of sight and prevents viewing too.
I knew if we took the SkyTrain we'd have a chance to see how big the gap is. It seemed pretty small from our angle. On the left side of the picture above, it is to the right of the white tractor trailer (crossing on the original bridge). There is still so much to do on the connections on each side that it'll still be months before the new bridge opens and 88 year old infrastructure is dismantled. I read the change-over may begin in December of this year.
We went to buy goji berries at the T&T Market. That is a huge Asian market chain here. We couldn't help but pick up a few items from the premade foods.
Although we got off the SkyTrain in Surrey Central, as we had to walk through the mall to get to the supermarket, we left by crossing the street to King George station at the end of the current line. What a brilliant day to be free and outside in the optimum September weather!