Public attention on the safety risks at the Highway 6 & Wellington Road 22 intersection continues to grow.

Last week, CTV Kitchener News, reporter Hannah Schmidt, covered the community’s call for immediate safety changes at this location, bringing wider regional awareness to the dangers drivers and families face every day:
👉 Petition urges immediate safety changes at notorious intersection between Guelph and Fergus

Following that coverage, I was contacted by CJOY Guelph Radio and 570 News, both of which aired stories on the intersection and the growing public demand for action.

Media attention helps ensure these concerns remain visible — and that they don’t quietly stall behind closed doors.

At the same time, on January 13, I sent a detailed follow-up to the Ministry of Transportation, copied to elected officials, requesting something very specific: clear timelines, transparency, and interim safety measures that reduce risk now, while longer-term changes remain pending.

That email asked when lane changes would be implemented, when speed studies would begin and be completed, whether results would be made public, and why several commonly used interim safety tools — such as speed reduction, speed feedback signage, lighting, and rumble strips — were not addressed.

The response received did not include timelines or commitments. Instead, it stated that comments had been “reviewed,” “considered,” and that traffic safety operations would continue to be “monitored.”

Words like reviewing, monitoring, considering, and weather-dependent are not the same as commitments. And at a location with a long history of serious collisions, timelines and transparency are what the community is asking for.

This petition is about urgency, accountability, and acting on known risks — especially while families, school buses, commuters, and first responders continue to travel this intersection every day.

If you’ve already signed, thank you.
If you can keep sharing, please do.

Public attention is what keeps this moving.