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Increased enforcement around Muskoday Bridge construction: RCMP

Nov 23, 2018 | 11:00 AM

RCMP are warning drivers to be aware while travelling around the Muskoday Bridge, as police are in the area watching for speeders and those not obeying traffic safety rules.

Sgt. Lyle Korczak with the Prince Albert RCMP detachment told paNOW many drivers are ignoring traffic safety rules and speeding through the construction zone. Korczak’s warning comes one day after paNOW reported similar concerns from those working in the area.

“They’re trying to rush their way through and they’re not being cognizant of the construction workers there, and they’re jeopardizing the safety of everybody in the area,” Korczak said. “We know people have not been obeying the stop lights out there and they’re putting a lot of people at risk.”

Crews have been working around the Muskoday Bridge since late August, reducing the area to one lane for much of that time. On Thursday, Kim Deneau with Eiffage, a company working on traffic control in the construction area, told paNOW about concerns over impatient and inattentive drivers.

Construction at the bridge is expected to last another two or three weeks. Korczak said officers will be in the area to enforce traffic safety, adding drivers should plan extra time to travel and watch for construction equipment and more people in the area.

“We have had units in the area and will continue to do so,” Korczak added. “If people aren’t going to be getting the message, we will be laying charges.”

At least three people were killed in vehicle collisions on Saskatchewan highways this week, including a 24-year-old woman from the Regina area Thursday evening, a volunteer firefighter from Rosetown and a man driving in the Wakaw area, both on Wednesday.

 

Charlene.tebbutt@jpbg.ca

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