Trucking Activity Up on 97 Corridor to the Peace
Prince George, B.C.- The improvements to the Pine Pass that increased the clearance at the CN overhead crossing at West Pine by 30 centimetres seems to be having a positive impact on industries trying to move their goods from Prince George to the Peace region.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement branch has been tracking the number of oversized load permits on that corridor, and there has been a significant increase since the upgrades were completed.
In 2010/2011, CVSE issued 41 permits for oversized loads on the highway 97 corridor, and that has more than tripled to 127 such permits being issued in 2011/2012.
The clearance height on the West Pine section of the Highway 97 corridor is now more than 5 metres. The change was brought about by a request from the local trucking industry and an economic assessment that was carried out in partnership with the Northern Development Initiatives Trust.
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Don’t raise the overpass, lower the road.
Oversized permits are issued for loads because of height, length, or width, or all three. So unless we know specifically how many were issued for height, then we dont know what impact the 30 centimetre change at the West Pine crossing is having on overall shipments.
There could be a significant increase in dimensional traffic on this corridor, but not necessarily because of height.
The road is great this side of the Pine Pass… beyond the Pine Pass though there is literally no shoulder and its a thin road where trailer tires easily hook the ridge from pavement to shoulder causing turbulence, and the whole road seems to have a 500 foot drop off the side with no cement barriers… on a dark night with snow its not a very safe highway.
Pine Pass vs Sea to Sky Highway? Just priorities. Is all.
Imagine that, this gov finally spends a few pennies on a road and it pays off! The same needs to be done with all the goat trails this province calls highways. You don’t go on road trips – you go on Death Races.
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