Congestion on North River Road, Capital Drive and Trans-Canada Highway come up in legislature
In the P.E.I. legislature on Nov. 2, Transportation Minister Cory Deagle said changes will be coming in the next couple of years to alleviate traffic congestion on the west side of Charlottetown. - P.E.I. legislature screen shotCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Changes are coming to major arteries to and from the west end of Charlottetown over the next two years, the minister of transportation said Nov. 2.
Due to the work this fall, traffic on North River Road can’t turn onto the Beach Grove Road and vice-versa. It has resulted in significant congestion on North River Road as well as on Capital Drive and on the Trans-Canada Highway, all the way out to Cornwall. “It actually backtracked traffic up into Cornwall, resulting in a 45-minute issue,’’ Deagle said, referring to how long it took some motorists to get from Cornwall to Charlottetown.
“With the median there, emergency vehicles weren’t able to get through, so we had to make a judgment call.’’“With the median there, emergency vehicles weren’t able to get through, so we had to make a judgment call,’’ the minister said. “Traffic was backed up but allowed to flow.’’at the construction site, but the city declined the offer.
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