Dividing Highway 97a North Vernon

The Issue

My grandmother's life was taken in a tragic accident on Highway 97a North.  She was involved in a head-on collision.  I would like to believe if there was a meridian her life would have been spared and instead of a celebration of life, we would have celebrated her recovery.  This highway has seen many accidents and claimed many lives, including that of a 6-year-old child, how many more lives need to be claimed before something is done about this?  With a highway speed of 100 km an hour, there is no reason this highway should not be divided, the space in the center is permitting of a meridian.  There was 10.8 million dollars spent to make the highway "safer" and yet something so easy that could prevent accidents like these in the future was overlooked.

 

Please sign the petition in support of a meridian dividing the highway.

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The Issue

My grandmother's life was taken in a tragic accident on Highway 97a North.  She was involved in a head-on collision.  I would like to believe if there was a meridian her life would have been spared and instead of a celebration of life, we would have celebrated her recovery.  This highway has seen many accidents and claimed many lives, including that of a 6-year-old child, how many more lives need to be claimed before something is done about this?  With a highway speed of 100 km an hour, there is no reason this highway should not be divided, the space in the center is permitting of a meridian.  There was 10.8 million dollars spent to make the highway "safer" and yet something so easy that could prevent accidents like these in the future was overlooked.

 

Please sign the petition in support of a meridian dividing the highway.

The Decision Makers

Claire Trevena
Claire Trevena
Minister of Transportation

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Petition created on December 1, 2019