The transportation minister says there are a number of issues that lead government to undertake a traffic study looking at the highway network in the metro region.
Earlier this week, government announced a two-phase study that will look at how traffic flows on Pitts Memorial and the TCH.
Barry Petten, who commutes to Confederation Building every day from CBS, says he witnesses the traffic congestion and backlogs regularly.
Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Barry Petten (VOCM News)
Petten describes the on and off ramps in Paradise, and the Cloverleaf as some of the major “pressure points” that need to be addressed.
He also mentions concerns he has heard about the number of lanes on Peacekeepers Way.
He believes government has “no choice but to make some major upgrades” over the next several years. What exactly that will look like, he says, will be driven by the study.
