Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have some comments and then a question. Mr. Steen made reference to the Ingraham Trail as an access road and the fact that it is regarded as a highway. It is Highway 4. I want to point out that there are many residents that live on that particular route. Additionally, it is a tourist resort area. There is a lot of tourism on that road in the summertime and it is a road to resources as well. So it is a multi-use highway. It is not a one purpose road, a small access road. My question is for the Minister. Considering the amount of traffic over the next couple of years that will be on the Ingraham Trail because of the development taking place north of Yellowknife through, first of all, BHP and, in all likelihood, another diamond mine, the Diavik project. So we will see very, very heavy traffic, both on the Mackenzie Highway and the Ingraham Trail. It has been a concern expressed before, about the safety on both those particular stretches; Rae to Yellowknife and Yellowknife on the Ingraham Trail. I wonder if the Minister could tell us if he has budgeted any funds in the coming years for the upgrading of Highway 4?
Jake Ootes on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 13th, 1997
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