▁( de eper ▁at ▁supports ) ▁steel ▁box - g ird ers ▁and ▁the ▁approaches ▁are ▁concrete ▁box - g ird ers . ▁Y V R ▁own s ▁and ▁maintain s ▁this ▁high - level ▁four - lane ▁crossing , ▁that ▁has ▁no ▁side wal ks , ▁and ▁cycl ists ▁ride ▁on ▁the ▁shoulders ▁of ▁the ▁road way . ▁Being ▁federal ▁property , ▁sign age ▁is ▁in ▁both ▁official ▁languages . ▁ ▁Cla im ing ▁concerns ▁over ▁increased ▁con g estion ▁on ▁Gran ville ▁St ., ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁opposed ▁access ▁ram ps ▁for ▁Richmond ▁traffic . ▁However , ▁since ▁these ▁commut ers ▁were ▁already ▁using ▁the ▁bridge ▁by ▁turning ▁at ▁A viation ▁A ve ., ▁the ▁true ▁impact ▁of ▁ram ps ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁reduce ▁travel ▁distance ▁by ▁, ▁and ▁improve ▁traffic ▁flow ▁on ▁Sea ▁Island . ▁Tom ▁S idd on , ▁member ▁for ▁Burn aby — Rich mond — Delta , ▁pressed ▁for ▁the ▁ram ps , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Y V R ▁flo ated ▁a ▁proposal ▁that ▁the ▁bridge ▁be ▁restricted ▁to ▁air port ▁traffic , ▁which ▁prov oked ▁a ▁host ile ▁reaction ▁from ▁Richmond ▁city ▁coun c ill ors . ▁ ▁Further ▁improvements ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁about ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁deck ▁was ▁mil led ▁to ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁remove ▁salt - cont amin ated ▁concrete . ▁After ▁patch ing , ▁the ▁surface ▁received ▁c