Cherryville, B.C. residents say potholes a safety issue – Okanagan | 24CA News
Potholes are sometimes an unlucky facet impact of spring, however Cherryville, B.C., residents say what they’re coping with is not only a nuisance however a security hazard.
Residents are calling for extra motion to restore or substitute the pitted and crumbling floor of Sugar Lake Road earlier than somebody will get damage.
“The potholes are getting so deep that there is a lot of damage caused to vehicles and we are just worried about the safety of everybody,” stated resident Lee Laviolette.
Fellow Sugar Lake Road resident Tim Staker stated he slows down dramatically when driving the highway to guard his car.
“You’ve got to be all over the road to do that. That just increases the danger [when] people [are] drifting back and forth,” Staker stated.
Cherryville resident Connie Foisy stated the agricultural highway can also be a college bus route.
“We’ve heard a few stories… that there has been a few close calls to head-on collisions from people swerving,” Foisy stated.
A workers member for the highway contracting firm informed Global News the business patches as it might, however patching is troublesome till the snow clears and it’s at the moment the season when potholes are widespread.
Residents need to see patching accomplished, however really feel the highway has deteriorated to the purpose it must be totally repaved.
“I’ve talked to the ministry a couple times and they keep just saying there is no money, no money, no money to fix anything. Something’s got to happen or there is going to be a serious accident,” Laviolette stated.
In a press release, the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure stated the “freeze-thaw cycles this winter have been particularly hard on paved surfaces.”
The authorities stated two sections of Sugar Lake Rd. are scheduled for “road base repair and asphalt resurfacing” this 12 months.
“In the meantime, the contractor will be carrying out patching to ensure safe travel on the road,” the assertion stated.
“Sugar Lake Road is on the ministry’s priority list for future resurfacing.”
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