Mountain mayhem!
Carmela Fragomeni
The Hamilton Spectator
(Oct 5, 2007)
Hurry up and wait. That's the mantra for motorists as Hamilton ramps up its road construction on the central Mountain.
Lime Ridge Mall is all but cut off. Major arteries -- Upper Wentworth, Garth, Stone Church, Mohawk and West 5th -- have all been torn up. Even the Wentworth exit from the Linc has been shut down at times.
The delays are driving motorists nuts as they try to find alternate routes -- and end up sitting in long lines. Rush hour is mayhem.
City staff say the construction is needed, and yes, all at once. These are major roads needing major work as soon as it can be done and with the roads budget being slashed next year, it's important to do the repairs now.
They say drivers can't have it both ways -- complain about the condition of the road and then also complain when it's getting fixed.
Some Mountain residents and drivers disagree with the city starting a project like the one by the mall before finishing another.
"I don't know what the urgency was to get it done while we're tearing up everything else," says resident Tony Tirone. "It's frustrating, time consuming and it just seems unnecessary."
905-526-3392
http://thespec.com/article/259634
No comments:
Post a Comment