Thanks to the Minister. My other question in this area has to do with the highway, the roadway from the intersection at the Explorer Hotel and the now extinct gas station and then heading out towards Niven Lake. It’s been discussed for quite some time. By quite some time I mean quite a few years. There’s a great concern for the people that live in Niven Lake and walk to work and downtown that it’s reasonably unsafe. There’s concern over tourists who are walking from downtown to the Visitors Centre. There’s no place for people to cross from one side of the road to the other.
My understanding is that the GNWT has been working with the City of Yellowknife to try and figure out, first of all, ownership of the roadway but also to figure out how to effect a decent pedestrian crossing, a safe pedestrian crossing somewhere between Niven Lake and the four-way downtown, whether it be a crossing at Niven Lake itself or whether it be a crossing here at the Assembly out at the highway.
My understanding is that, in discussions with the city, there was some research on the road that needed to be done. The road needs to be upgraded to a certain standard before the city will take it over. There was some research that needed to be done before the upgrading could be done. Can I get an indication from the department whether or not that research has been done and where we are at in the transfer of ownership of this piece of road? Thank you.