Dear Editor:
The first phase of the St. David Street North (Highway 6) reconstruction in Fergus has disrupted and redirected traffic on to side streets that have not been designed nor developed for the amount of traffic that have been diverted to these streets, which are deteriorating due the amount of this traffic.
And with phase two to commence next spring.
Does or has our council considered the extra cost of resurfacing these side streets?
The extra traffic burden has been a challenge and sometimes dangerous as a resident on a redesigned Highway 6 that was once quiet.
Also, encountering 18-wheel transport trucks traversing streets not designed for them. Quite dangerous!
There are other issues to consider in phase two. How many cyclists will traverse this strip when all said and done? What is the added cost?
What is the added cost from a maintenance perspective?
Brad Foell,
Fergus