Input sought on north Perimeter Highway safety
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Manitoba is seeking public input for the second phase of its Perimeter Highway safety review, which targets the roadway’s north section from Portage to Fermor avenues.
The province is proposing to close all stop sign-controlled access points to the north Perimeter to improve safety along the busy road encircling Winnipeg.
Some uncontrolled intersections have already been barricaded because they’re too dangerous, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said Monday.
A total of 19 stop sign-controlled accesses along the north Perimeter are being examined.
The province would like to eliminate — as of “this construction season” — the ability of vehicles to cross the north Perimeter and make a left turn onto the highway, he said.
“We find those (manoeuvres) are incredibly dangerous,” he said.
Schuler did not announce a timeline or a cost for eliminating uncontrolled at-grade crossings along the north Perimeter.
“We know that there is going to be some upheaval. We understand that some people are going to have to learn to drive 13 or 14 minutes, rather than two minutes, to get onto the Perimeter,” he said.
The province is developing a plan that will include the addition of traffic signals or bridge intersections at some locations.
“When this is done, you will only have signalized or bridge intersections on the Perimeter Highway, (which is) long overdue,” Schuler said.
The project will also involve the construction and upgrading of service roads. Some of this work will be done in partnership with affected municipalities.
More than 30,000 vehicles use the north Perimeter Highway daily. The road accommodates large, long-haul trucks, regional and local commercial trucks and large numbers of local and regional commuter traffic.
The minister noted trucking companies have identified the stretch of road where Jefferson Avenue meets the Perimeter as the most dangerous intersection along the highway.
A similar review has already been conducted for the south Perimeter Highway. Safety improvements there include closing access and/or median openings at 26 intersections.
Improvements to the south Perimeter are expected to be completed over the next several years, Schuler said.
The online public engagement process (engagemb.ca) closes April 10.
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