 This morning December 1st 2012 marks the last day that the public will be standing or driving on the old Portman Bridge. We've opened now the widest bridge in the world, the new Portman Bridge, eight lanes going to 10 next year. This is a great day for commuters in the Lower Mainland. This is a milestone day for the thousands of men and women who have worked on this project through its many phases for many years. It's just an incredible day and we're all very proud to have had the opportunity to have been involved in the largest transportation infrastructure project in BC's history. The new bridge will eliminate the worst traffic bottleneck anywhere in the province, reducing commute times by up to 50% and saving drivers up to an hour a day. Just think of what you would do with an extra hour every day. And for the first time in 25 years, the first regularly scheduled transit crossing will go across the Portman Bridge.