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Petition
Presented May 26, 2008
There is a need for a Torbay Bypass Road
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MR. SPEAKER: The
hon. the Member for the District of Port de Grave.
MR. BUTLER: Thank
you very much, Mr. Speaker.
I rise today to present
another petition on behalf of the residents of Torbay,
Pouch Cove and all of that vicinity with regards to the
Torbay Bypass Road. I will say right from the outset, I
know the minister or her officials have been in
consultation with the people and, hopefully, they are
addressing some of the concerns that the people do have.
Mr. Speaker, just to go
over it again, they are concerned about the beginning of
the highway, which would be two kilometers and will be
turned into a five-lane highway traveling into the
community of Torbay. What they are asking, through their
petition, through the minister, to ask government to
reconsider the beginning of the route, to start at the
entrance just outside of St. John’s. I know there were
a couple of issues that officials have concerns about
and that is with regards to the watershed area, as well
as the possible extension to the airport some time in
the future, even though there is no request in.
Those people have grave
concerns. There are quite a few liveyers who live in
that area and they are concerned about the problems that
they will have with the traffic there, not only during
construction but even after the fact, once the road is
built.
It gives me great
pleasure to stand and present this petition on behalf of
those residents and to ask the minister and to urge
government to take a second look at - they are not
against the full highway, it is just the two kilometer
section leading into the Town of Torbay.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. |
