Editor:
A recent horrendous accident at a highway intersection in Manitoba killed 15 seniors. The intersection of slow tertiary roads with high-speed highways is common practice in Canada.
Here in Delta, we have a number of these intersections.
The accident in New Brunswick will not be the last terrible accident of this kind.
The ferry terminal here in Tsawwassen is a source of particularly high-speed traffic. Vehicles speeding to get a spot on a ferry or racing into Vancouver after leaving a slow-moving ferry pass through several dangerous intersections in Tsawwassen and Ladner.
The 52nd Street and Highway 17 intersection is perhaps the most dangerous. With a huge shopping mall on one side of the highway and the town of Tsawwassen on the other, a momentary lapse of attention at this intersection could see a repeat of New Brunswick – a terrible, and avoidable loss of life.
B.C. is a rich province. The City of Delta should be putting pressure on the province and Tsawwassen First Nation to get started on a vehicle overpass for this intersection. It is only going to get busier.
Waiting for an accident so bad that is draws national attention to the problem is not acceptable.
Paul Edwards
