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Petition
Presented May 13, 2008
There is a need for a Torbay Bypass Road
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MR. BUTLER: Thank
you, Mr. Speaker.
I just want to send
another petition on behalf of the residents of Pouch
Cove, Flat Rock, Torbay, Middle Cove and the Bauline
area in relation to the proposed Torbay Bypass road.
They have some major concerns when it comes to the
safety and the congestion of the traffic in that area
and they are asking all members of the House to urge
government to reconsider the route.
Mr. Speaker, as I stated
before, the issue that they are involved with is the -
apparently two kilometres of this proposed road will go
right through the Town of Torbay, turning it into a
five-lane highway. That is one of the major concerns
that they have. They would like for it to start at the
entrance to the boundaries of St. John’s and bypass
the town altogether. Many people got together at a
public meeting recently and discussed this issue.
It was only today I
received a letter from a resident in Torbay itself on a
different topic altogether, and their concerns about the
environmental study, the damage that they feel will be
done to the wetlands and the wildlife in that area for
that proposed road.
Mr. Speaker, we are
calling upon government to take another look at this. I
know the issues that they are saying is because of the
possible extension to an airport and the terrain of the
land and also the watershed area, but those people
believe that there are other incidents in the immediate
area around the city and this area that those issues are
just as prevalent as they are in this one.
On behalf of the
residents, I once again ask the government to reconsider
this proposed road, the route of it, and ask government
to take that into consideration.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. |
