Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we have been doing a lot of consultation about how we can do things better on the Mackenzie Valley winter road. Until recently, the road was designed and built in the winter seasons for re-supply and, as of late, there has been a lot of traffic on these roads as a result of exploration and oil and gas activity in the area. This year, our contracts all were at a point of expiring. We did take the time and opportunity to consult with the contractors to talk about best practices, about how we can do things better. We also met with the people from the oil and gas industry over the summer and talked about how we can work in a better partnership relationship. We have come back with some changes of how we're going to approach this, and we think they are huge improvements. We will be looking at doing a better job at providing a base and using more water when we do the development of the base. We're also looking at enhanced maintenance if there is oil and gas activity in a certain section of the road. There are a number of changes we're looking at, and they will be incorporated over this winter. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 275-15(4): Mackenzie Valley Winter Road Safety Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on October 26th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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Question 275-15(4): Mackenzie Valley Winter Road Safety Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 25th, 2005
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