Disability advocate calls for increased safety measures in construction areas
A disability advocate in Halifax is calling on the city to include more construction mitigation measures to allow for vulnerable road users to safely navigate around projects. Alexa MacLean as the story. Source link
Quebec’s construction holiday sees fewer collisions, fatalities in 2020: police – Montreal
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has released its road safety report following the province’s annual two-week construction holiday. The construction holiday, which falls in the last two weeks of July, sees Quebecers head out in droves on provincial roadways for summer vacations. Read more: 2 dead after nearly 200-vehicle crash on Highway 15 near Montreal…
Number of near-misses in N.B. highway construction zones growing ‘significantly’ – New Brunswick
Highway workers are voicing safety concerns about a rise in near misses, and even a recent collision, in construction zones. Speeding and distracted driving are the top two concerns, says Tom McGinn, the executive director of the New Brunswick Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association (NB RBHCA). “We hear continually vehicles not slowing down in…