Province installs safety feature at scene of devastating June highway crash near Carberry

Posted: 1:15 PM CDT Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023

A new safety measure has been added to a major western Manitoba intersection where 17 seniors died in a crash between a tractor-trailer and a minibus in June.

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A new safety measure has been added to a major western Manitoba intersection where 17 seniors died in a crash between a tractor-trailer and a minibus in June.

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A new safety measure has been added to a major western Manitoba intersection where 17 seniors died in a crash between a tractor-trailer and a minibus in June.

A spokesperson for Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure said rumble strips were installed on Highway 5 at the crossing with the Trans-Canada Highway last Thursday.

Earlier this month, Transportation Minister Doyle Piwniuk announced the intersection just north of Carberry would receive new safety features, after another serious crash again closed the roadway on July 31.

TIM SMITH / BRANDON SUN FILES

The intersection of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway just north of Carberry after a collision on July 31, the same location as a June 15 collision between a bus and a semi-trailer that claimed the lives of 17 passengers. — TIM SMITH / BRANDON SUN FILES
The intersection of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada Highway just north of Carberry after a collision on July 31, the same location as a June 15 collision between a bus and a semi-trailer that claimed the lives of 17 passengers.

The intersection is controlled on Highway 5 with northbound and southbound stop signs.

On June 15, a southbound minibus carrying 25 seniors from Dauphin was hit by an eastbound semi-trailer at the same intersection. Seventeen people died, either at the scene or of their injuries in the days and weeks following the crash.

Planned safety changes also included refreshing pavement markings and lines and adding advance warning signs indicating the busy crossing.

The province said line painting at the intersection was also finished last week.

“The department is continuing to work on placing the advance warning signs and expects the signs to be installed in the near future,” the spokesperson said. “Some existing signs will also be replaced in the coming weeks.”

A safety review of the intersection is ongoing. The department hired a consultant to assess the crossing and a preliminary field investigation was completed July 28.

The review will look at lowering the speed limit in the vicinity and adding traffic lights, among other options.

“MTI’s consultant is currently completing the safety analysis for the intersection. MTI expects a final report in late fall,” the spokesperson said.

Municipality of North Cypress-Langford and Town of Carberry officials have long called for changes at the intersection, which area residents have described as dangerous, scary and confusing.

Last month, officials with the two rural communities issued a joint statement calling on the Manitoba government to make “immediate temporary safety improvements” to the intersection.

The municipalities also asked for a thorough review of the crossing with long-term safety plans implemented to ensure another fatal crash does not happen again.

— Staff