Insufficient weight has been given to valid concerns raised in regards to the location of the east Regina / Highway #1 Bypass that will impact taxpayers and everyone using the #1 Highway.
The City of Regina residential developments are currently located just ¼ mile from the proposed bypass location, which is within City limits. The Gravel Pit Road location will be a longer-term solution, allowing 25-50 years of City growth.
Serious safety concerns exist with respect to the proposed Tower Road location. Concerns include the height of the overpass and the potential for icing and freezing during the winter months, as well as the overpass intersecting railway tracks, high voltage power lines, and the risks associated with the more complex bridge structure.
As well, serious safety issues exist regarding the Diverging Diamond Interchange planned for Pilot Butte.
The cost expenditures for this significant project would be lowered if the Gravel Pit Road location is chosen as the land will be agricultural as opposed to purchasing land owned by the City of Regina. About 250 acres of high priced commercial land will be taken up for the bypass resulting in huge revenue generating losses.
Cost expenditures for the complex bridge structure will be significantly greater if the bypass is located 400 meters east of Tower Road than if it were located at Gravel Pit Road, or even at Tower Road.
We respectfully request that the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan cause a halt to the next phase of this project and have the Ministry of Highways conduct further study and open consultation to reconsider the proposed bypass location of Tower Road to Gravel Pit Road instead.
Four Reasons to Support this Change:
1. Location
2. Safety
3. Cost
4. Government Spending
For more information about the Pilot Butte interchange option view this DDI video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD-0QnUlLOQ
This video shows the detailed description of the travel paths for various movements through the Diverging Diamond. It would be a first in Canada. This is the one that the Steering Committee liked best.
There is a lack of transparency in the information that the government has shared with the public, they’ve been withholding the details for the bypass despite repeated requests for more information. Why would the government charge an outlandish amount for documents that have been paid for by taxpayers already? What information are they attempting to hide?
For more information visit: http://www.taxpayer.com/blog/regina-bypass-bypassing-transparency-
Updates
November 20, 2015
1,000 signatures reached. The current plan for the bypass cannot ignore this level of concern.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 17, 2015
October 13, 2015
The momentum is undeniable. City officials can no longer ignore the safety and financial risks we have highlighted.
November 7, 2014
We just hit our first hundred. Time to turn up the pressure on the decision makers.
Reached 100 supporters
November 5, 2014
476 Comments
Tower Road is not a logical choice for a bypass! I believe that it should join the Number 1 Highway at where the 46 joins the Number 1. This would eliminate 1 clover leaf cost and would allow for future growth of the Regina.
This bypass is way to close to city limits. The city is expanding fast. Use your heads for a change! evrything in this city is built or planned half fast. If your going to propose change make sure you have exhausted every detail.
This location needs to be reconsidered . As a person who will use it daily I can already see that the benefit of this location will only be seen for a few years and then we will see the same issues with this road as with Regina's current ring road
I travel this road 2 - 4 times every single day. I don't want my safety comprimised, nor do I think it is necessary to pay extra money for a road that could be placed further out. Just makes sense all around to place it further outside of Regina.
This proposed site is already by new housing. It will soon be in the middle of a residential area. I think the route should be re-evaluated further East of the city. The traffic will just be going through a different part of the city with the proposed location.
I totally agree
I would like to touch base with the guy that wrote the truthful story about this fiasco in the Compass magazine this week. As an award winning former Realtor I want to know who the appraiser was that put this rdiculpous value on this land. My PH nbr is 306-537-5911. Don Neuls had shown me around the whole mess awhile back.
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Insufficient weight has been given to valid concerns raised in regards to the location of the east Regina / Highway #1 Bypass that will impact taxpayers and everyone using the #1 Highway.
The City of Regina residential developments are currently located just ¼ mile from the proposed bypass location, which is within City limits. The Gravel Pit Road location will be a longer-term solution, allowing 25-50 years of City growth.
Serious safety concerns exist with respect to the proposed Tower Road location. Concerns include the height of the overpass and the potential for icing and freezing during the winter months, as well as the overpass intersecting railway tracks, high voltage power lines, and the risks associated with the more complex bridge structure.
As well, serious safety issues exist regarding the Diverging Diamond Interchange planned for Pilot Butte.
The cost expenditures for this significant project would be lowered if the Gravel Pit Road location is chosen as the land will be agricultural as opposed to purchasing land owned by the City of Regina. About 250 acres of high priced commercial land will be taken up for the bypass resulting in huge revenue generating losses.
Cost expenditures for the complex bridge structure will be significantly greater if the bypass is located 400 meters east of Tower Road than if it were located at Gravel Pit Road, or even at Tower Road.
We respectfully request that the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan cause a halt to the next phase of this project and have the Ministry of Highways conduct further study and open consultation to reconsider the proposed bypass location of Tower Road to Gravel Pit Road instead.
Four Reasons to Support this Change:
1. Location
2. Safety
3. Cost
4. Government Spending
For more information about the Pilot Butte interchange option view this DDI video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD-0QnUlLOQ
This video shows the detailed description of the travel paths for various movements through the Diverging Diamond. It would be a first in Canada. This is the one that the Steering Committee liked best.
There is a lack of transparency in the information that the government has shared with the public, they’ve been withholding the details for the bypass despite repeated requests for more information. Why would the government charge an outlandish amount for documents that have been paid for by taxpayers already? What information are they attempting to hide?
For more information visit: http://www.taxpayer.com/blog/regina-bypass-bypassing-transparency-
Updates
November 20, 2015
1,000 signatures reached. The current plan for the bypass cannot ignore this level of concern.
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 17, 2015
October 13, 2015
The momentum is undeniable. City officials can no longer ignore the safety and financial risks we have highlighted.
November 7, 2014
We just hit our first hundred. Time to turn up the pressure on the decision makers.
Reached 100 supporters
November 5, 2014
476 Comments
It is obvious to everyone that they have made a wrong decision. are they not supposed to listen to the people that voted them ? The tax payer's in sask. cannot support such a costly and ill thought project. the gravel road solution to the problem makes a lot more sense.
Tower Road is not a logical choice for a bypass! I believe that it should join the Number 1 Highway at where the 46 joins the Number 1. This would eliminate 1 clover leaf cost and would allow for future growth of the Regina.
This bypass is way to close to city limits. The city is expanding fast. Use your heads for a change! evrything in this city is built or planned half fast. If your going to propose change make sure you have exhausted every detail.
This location needs to be reconsidered . As a person who will use it daily I can already see that the benefit of this location will only be seen for a few years and then we will see the same issues with this road as with Regina's current ring road
I travel this road 2 - 4 times every single day. I don't want my safety comprimised, nor do I think it is necessary to pay extra money for a road that could be placed further out. Just makes sense all around to place it further outside of Regina.
This proposed site is already by new housing. It will soon be in the middle of a residential area. I think the route should be re-evaluated further East of the city. The traffic will just be going through a different part of the city with the proposed location.
I totally agree
I would like to touch base with the guy that wrote the truthful story about this fiasco in the Compass magazine this week. As an award winning former Realtor I want to know who the appraiser was that put this rdiculpous value on this land. My PH nbr is 306-537-5911. Don Neuls had shown me around the whole mess awhile back.
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It is obvious to everyone that they have made a wrong decision. are they not supposed to listen to the people that voted them ? The tax payer's in sask. cannot support such a costly and ill thought project. the gravel road solution to the problem makes a lot more sense.