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City to push for federal support for highway upgrade

The recent fatal collision on the Salmon River Bridge has prompted the city to seek federal financial support for the bridge’s replacement

The recent fatal collision on the Salmon River Bridge has prompted the city to seek federal financial support for the bridge’s replacement.

“I hate to use somebody’s tragedy and suffering as an opportunity, but I think we need to keep it in the forefront,” commented Coun. Kevin Flynn, who suggested the city follow a letter to the federal government from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District with one of its own.

The CSRD letter highlights economic and safety concerns associated with the Trans-Canada Highway and why the federal government needs to get onboard with financial support for the B.C. government’s four-laning plans, which includes replacement of the Salmon River Bridge.

“Unfortunately, in the time we’ve written this (CSRD) letter, we’ve had a fatality on a bridge that’s on the corner, and it’s really unfortunate that we are talking about this again and again and again…,” said Flynn, noting how former mayor Colin Mayes used to write to the federal government every time a there was a fatality on the highway. “This one was specific to that bridge and I think we need to mention that funding can’t come fast enough to finish that urgent issue.”

 



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