Chief Angela Levasseur of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation issued a statement from the Safer Highway 6 Citizen’s Action Group to Doyle Piwniuk (Pinook) the Manitoba Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.
It indicated the group firmly supports the goal of creating a safer Highway 6 to reduce accidents and deaths.
The group requested the Minister to outline and implement a five-year program based on their members’ recommendations and the iRap standards that were presented last year and submit these plans to the signatories by June first.
iRap is an organization that grades highway conditions and upgrades them to standard conditions.
Sweden has reduced highway accidents by 70% by adding the 2+1 lane system, which is one of the upgrades the highway group requested.
More information can be found by contacting Linda Markus at 204 – 679 – 1020.
