The long-term objective of the department is to bring the width and standard of the roads up to the national safety code. We were an active participant in that over the last four or five years. Now we have taken over the full jurisdiction for looking after that. I am told, where there are extraordinary circumstances, such as large trucks with extraordinary size loads, permission is given for these loads to travel on our roads under certain restrictions. For example, with some kind of escort, et cetera. In an ideal world, we would have the kinds of roads we need or we would acquire the quality of roads we would need. However, that is not the case at the present time. In looking at some of the road works that have been going on in the past, and what looks like what is going to go on in the future, those kinds of concerns that you raised with respect to width and bends, et cetera, are all being looked at. Every effort is being made by the department, particularly in engineering, to bring the highways up to grade and to meet the kind of standards so there will be a limited amount of restrictions with respect to trucking.
John Todd on Bill 17: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94
In the Legislative Assembly on March 9th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Bill 17: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 8th, 1993
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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