One of the more frustrating situations for drivers during construction season is having to follow the same slowdown rules when no work is being done and no workers are anywhere near the zone. However, government says that is not going to change.
Some sites are abandoned for an entire weekend, but the same restrictions apply. Many just simply breeze through without taking their foot off the gas.
The issue emerges every year, but the tangle at the Foxtrap Access/TCH junction over the past two weeks has brought it to the fore again.
Transportation Minister Barry Petten says the signs and restrictions have to remain in place during active and inactive times because of the bridge on the overpass.
“We only have one lane on that bridge – and you’re on a highway,” says the minister.
“I get the argument because I have wondered that myself, but it’s still a construction zone and you can’t take down signs in the area of bridge work. I would rather err on the side of caution.”
