Marge Young and the Time to Twin committee, and the other committees, will never agree to anything. It is in their nature to complain and whine.
When she says the people east of Regina did not have to put up with passing lanes, this is not true. I lived east of Regina before coming to Estevan in 1996. There were numerous passing lanes between the Manitoba border and Regina, and they worked fine.
There was signage saying how far before the next set of passing lanes, and I never saw any problems in adjusting your timing to correspond when the passing lane came up.
Another example that is working in Saskatchewan right now for passing lanes is the No. 10 Highway from Fort Qu’Appelle to Balgonie.
In fact, I was just out east on a trip from Thunder Bay, Ont., to Winnipeg, and on that stretch of highway, there are only two lanes, and I would say passing lanes are approximately every 20 to 25 kilometres. I never drove that highway before and never encountered any problems using the passing lanes.
Come on, Marge and committee members. We have all driven from Estevan to Regina, and yes, there are some busy sections, but with some common sense and passing lanes, this could alleviate a lot of the concerns.
Troy Duncan
Estevan
