Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the short answer is the normal winter traffic when the road is frozen solid does not directly cause the road to fail. The majority of road failure is associated with environmental factors, springtime and so forth. What we do is, during spring time we put road beds on the Ingraham Trail along with other highway systems to ensure any heavy truck traffic does not damage the roads during the sensitive time of the year when the roads are thawing out. The department finds out, generally, not only on the Ingraham Trail but other highways. We dig, take them up and we examine them during the normal winter traffic when the road is frozen solid, so there is no damage to the road. Usually damage happens just when things start to thaw out. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 611-13(5): Traffic Concerns On The Ingraham Trail
In the Legislative Assembly on June 2nd, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 611-13(5): Traffic Concerns On The Ingraham Trail
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 1st, 1998
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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