More rural infrastructure repairs on hold due to NDP dithering

About a year ago, the bridge that crosses the Red River at Letellier was found to have structural problems and the load capacity for the bridge was downgraded to 24 tons for safety. This immediately created a problem for people and businesses in the area, such as Emerson Milling. Emerson Milling has put their business expansion plans in the area on hold while they wait for a decision by the provincial government to refurbish or replace the bridge. They want to be sure that they will have a bridge able to handle the heavier loads that Emerson Milling wants to haul across the Red.

But like the people of the R.M. of Portage la Prairie and the R.M. of Franklin, which I wrote about earlier, Emerson Milling and the people around Letellier are still waiting for an answer from the NDP government about its plans for the bridge. Business has been on hold now for about a year while the NDP drags its feet on rural transportation infrastructure. There are many people who used to use the bridge who have to detour long distances either north or south to haul their grain and other commodities, at considerable extra cost to their business.

So, again, while local farmers and business bleed money in transporation costs, the NDP sits back and does nothing to help.