| MPP
Arnott Says Time is Now to Repair Highway 6 and add
Passing Lanes from Fergus to Mount Forest
Citing
a resolution passed by Wellington County Council, Waterloo-Wellington
MPP Ted Arnott has written a strong letter to Transportation
Minister Norm Sterling asking that the Government repair
Highway 6 and add passing lanes from Fergus to Mount
Forest.
“County
Council is right to take action and point out that this
section of the Highway from Fergus to Mount Forest needs
repair, and the time to do the work is now,” declared
Mr. Arnott.
“Their
resolution also raised the fact that much of Wellington
County relies on Highway 6 as our main route to the
401. As such, it’s important to our economy and quality
of life. In my view, the Government also needs to build
passing lanes on that portion of the Highway,” he added.
In
his letter to the Minister, Mr. Arnott indicated that
in the early 1990s as MPP for Wellington, he raised
the issue of safety and the need for passing lanes on
Highway 6 repeatedly, with the support of the County
and area municipalities. He also noted that his predecessor
Jack Johnson first proposed the idea.
The
Ministry of Transportation conducted a study and agreed
to upgrade the road. Passing lanes were built from the
City of Guelph to Fergus and the Highway was four -laned
from Guelph’s city limits to County Road 7.
“It’s
time to finish the job,” said Mr. Arnott.
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