Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the highway speed limit is under our legislation and called the Public Highways Act. In this act it lays down the speed limits in our road systems in the Northwest Territories. It is a matter of legislative change. The Department of Transportation, we are the ones who are responsible for introducing the amendments to change the speed limit. There has been a lot of talk within the department over the years about this speed limit and whether we should increase it or not. The department's view has been that we should wait until the whole system is complete between Edzo and Yellowknife before we revisit it again. So there has been some reluctance in pursuing it. Since you raise it, we did have discussions about it, but there has been no initiative or push to change it. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
In the Legislative Assembly on May 26th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 25th, 1998
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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