Dangerous Goods Route Close to Implementation

Monday, April 27, 2009 08:48 PM

Prince George, B.C.- The City of Prince George has given the first three readings to a bylaw that will establish a dangerous goods route for the City and set the fines for violations.

The bylaw outlines the routes as follows:

STREET	FROM	TO
Noranda Road	Highway 97	Northwood Pulpmill Road
Northwood Pulpmill Road	Highway 97	East Limit
Prince George Pulpmill Road	Cameron Street Bridge	East Limit
Old Cariboo Highway	Highway 16	City Limit
1^st Avenue	Victoria Street	Carney Street / River Road
Cameron Street Bridge	River Road	Prince George Pulpmill Road
North Nechako Road	Cameron Street Bridge	Highway 97 Interchange

There are fines attached to this bylaw :

Fail to transport dangerous goods on a designated dangerous goods route
Transporting dangerous goods in oversize/overweight vehicle on residential street
Stopping within the City

"Every person who violates any provision of this Bylaw, or who permits, suffers of allows any act to be done in violation of any provisions of this Bylaw, or who neglects to do anything required to be done by any provisions of this Bylaw, commits an offence punishable upon summary conviction and is subject to a fine not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000, or a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. "

The route clearly shows Victoria Street as part of the plan, but that is because Victoria Street is considered a provincial highway and the City cannot stop the transportation of dangerous goods on a provincial highway.

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