Saturday, September 30, 2006

Why is highway number 2 not a priority for the NDP? And where has Gary Doer been?




On Monday this week, Gary Doer and his NDP Party made it very clear where their highway priorities are. We got a clear list of their highway priorities (Highway 75, Highway 1, Highway 59, Highway 16, Highway 9 and the Perimeter Highway). It was made very clear that their priorities do not include fixing Highway 2.

I travel highway 2 fairly regularly, and it is in bad shape. Frustrated travellers have taken to putting up large signs calling attention to the major deficiencies in the Gary Doer's NDP who perhaps have not travelled this road in some time. You do not have to look far for the problem areas. Right below the sign is a gouge in the highway. And similar deep holes are to be found every few feet along this section of the highway. It is curious that there are no orange markers calling attention to the problems in the road. Many other roads would have orange "alert for bad road" markers at such sites. But on highway 2, it would need a huge number of markers to note all the problem areas. The question many are wondering - why are these deep craters not a priority for Gary Doer? He surely can not have travelled this highway in a long time.