Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am glad that the Minister recognizes the frustration that I feel that the highway has just totally been disregarded in this budget. The traffic accident facts for 2002, which is published by the Minister's department on a yearly basis, clearly shows that the incidents of higher traffic collisions on that highway should be taken into very serious consideration when looking at improvements in our highway system. I want to make the Minister aware that when the traffic accident facts report comes out for 2003 and the numbers and volumes and levels of traffic indicators show that there has been a very large increase in the volume of traffic on that road since it has become the only link that the community has had to any other communities for services insofar as medical and dental, and what have you. Just a comment that I just want to make sure that due consideration is given for every highway, and in a context that is fair for everyone in the fact that when we look at the number of accidents all the way around, the accident rate on the highway is even higher than on some ice roads, which is very disturbing to me, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 25th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 25th, 2004
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