Work on Quesnel Transportation Plan Underway
Quesnel, B.C.- Minister of Transportation, Todd Stone, says his ministry is working with stakeholders in Quesnel to develp a transportation plan that will address safety issues.
Stone says he is well aware of the concerns about dangerous goods travelling along a route that travels directly in front of the G.R. Baker Hospital, he says he is also aware of the issues of the “tight corners” transport trucks have to take to continue on their highway 97 journey.
It was a year ago that Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson spoke to 250News about the traffic issue, “It impacts the safety in the downtown core, it’s a congestion issue and it’s an air quality issue because during the peak hauling season, the logging truck traffic coming from everywhere has to come along our Front Street, and the stop start there drops the dust off the trucks and adds to our air quality issues.”
Stone says his team is working with stakeholders to try and address those concerns, as well as looking at the potential of improving the road through Nazko to link with highway 16 west. He says such a roadway would allow Quesnel to take advantage of the opportunities presented along the 16 west corridor.
Comments
They have been needing and talking about a proper Bypass for as long as I can remember, at least for the last 25 years! The way all the traffic rumbles through the town is unsafe, unhealthy and fit to be called Fourth World – the Lower Mainland and the Thompson/Okanagan ought not to get the lion’s share of the yearly budget affordable and set aside for maintenance and badly needed improvements. Come on people! This #97 is the only North/South connection, the major highway on the map! It should have nothing to do with the fact that Quesnel is a small city and has only a small voter potential in elections! Do the right thing and get it fixed! Remember what carnage the fiery train accident caused in Quebec? Get cracking, today!
In the meantime, some police presence would be nice. So many lead footed speeders along that stretch especially heavy truck traffic. RCMP detachment always full of police vehicles when they could be paying more attention to this area of concern. Almost makes one think we have too many cops in this town.
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