The announcement of a new bridge across the Petitcodiac River to replace the causeway between Moncton and Riverview is being hailed as good news for the river and fish.
Daniel LeBlanc, the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper, told CBC that, “It will mean a final solution to the problems the river has known for 50 years. The second phase of the project was opening the gates and this was meant to last for 2 years — the gates were not designed to be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”
Matt Abbott, the Conservation Council’s Fundy Baykeeper, told Canadian Press that he expects the Petitcodiac River will be able to recover with the removal of the causeway and the building of a bridge in its place. “With the first phase of the restoration — the opening of the gates — we saw really impressive natural activity bounce right back from that. I think we’ll see more from the Petitcodiac going forward with the removal of the causeway and the building of the bridge. It really is exciting,” he said.
Abbott told CTV and Global that we need to give our natural ecosystems a fighting chance in climate change.