As a resident of the Byward market/Sandy hill area, I am in full support of the eastern bridge project.  I live right on the border of Sandy Hill and Downtown, on the corner of King Edward and Daly.  I see the traffic impacts on a regular basis; I hear the traffic impacts on a regular basis.  The city of Ottawa has expanded far too quickly for its infrastructure to catch up.  This bridge will help ease that congestion while also providing additional options to alleviate the flow of traffic in the downtown core.  I am really glad to see that the city of Ottawa and Gatineau as well as the federal government are investing in the area to help with congestion.  As an environmentalist, while this would increase construction and have potential effects on biodiversity, still, with the influx of traffic in big trucks moving eastern, this would have a positive impact on the environment as emissions would be spread out and there would be less traffic concerns.   As other commenters have mentioned, there hasn't been a bridge since 1972, we need expansion in the cities.  Please build the bridge!