I supported the project in 2013 and I support it now. On key infrastructure projects such as this, we should not decide and re\u002Ddecide.
I did not support a recent committee motion to delay a decision on funding reserved for future upgrades to the airport parkway. Rather than endorsing the project with a firm commitment, a question mark now hangs over the road work.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Stalling the project and delaying a final decision will have significant negative impacts on the residents in growing communities in south Ottawa, and more broadly across Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec. To defer a decision is on-the-fly city planning. Unfortunately, the message to residents and businesses is that our plans are written in pencil, not pen.
If the project is delayed or defeated, traffic patterns will change, including new traffic on Bank Street and Riverside Drive to name a few — or worse: cut-through traffic on non-arterial roads.
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