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often blinded by the sun. But another problem is that many drivers simply ignore red lights, said Barton and Cler- mont. In fact, regular users of the road are accustomed to seeing such infractions. When the light turns green for them, locals always look both ways to make sure somebody is not going through the red light, the mayor noted. During a discussion Tuesday, drivers of heavy trucks were singled out as the main culprits. “Trucks don’t stop,” said Clermont. Warden François St-Amour suggested that increased police surveillance would improve safety at the intersection. Chief administrator Stéphane Parisien offered DQRYHODSSURDFKWR¿QDQFLQJWKHOLJKWV – money collected from tickets issued at the intersection be used to create a fund for the devices.
L’ORIGNAL | “Be prepared to stop” lights are to be installed next year at busy County Road 17 intersections south of L’Orignal, the scenes of many serious motor vehicle accidents over the years. County council agreed Tuesday to set aside $80,000 in the 2013 budget for the warning devices that are to be placed at John Street and the Cassburn Road-Longueuil Street intersection. “They may not change anything but they cannot hurt,” observed public works department director Marc Clermont in reference to the request that was pre- sented by Champlain Township Mayor Gary Barton. Several collisions and near-misses have occurred at the Cassburn-Lon- gueuil intersection, Barton noted. One problem is that westbound drivers are
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Pendleton riverside slope to be stabilized newsroo m @eap.on.ca
PENDLETON | The united counties of Prescott-Russell will spend about $500,000 to shore up a section of Count y Road 19 near Pendleton, one of the m an y areas that sits on leda cla y . The erosion control work was approved after public works depart m ent director Marc Cler m ont related that a one-kilo m etre stretch of the road beside the South Nation River could beco m e unstable. While there is no i mm ediate danger to the sparsel y populated area, it would behoove the counties to “protect our invest m ent” in the road b y i m ple- m enting preventive m easures, he told council. Cler m ont also presented other m ore ex- pensive options, such as a $1 m illion slope stabilization operation. The soil in the Pendleton area is not as sensitive as the cla y found in the Cassel m an and Le m ieux region, noted planning depart m ent director Louis Prévost.
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While construction on Highway 34 in Vankleek Hill has tested motorists’ patience, some have veered off the beaten track in an effort to avoid further delays. For drivers who cannot tolerate stopping on the highway where traffic is reduced to one lane, there are detours. One alternate route includes Home Avenue. In a bid to slow detoured traffic, Champlain Township has installed a speed hump on Home. Some anxious travellers have attempted to avoid the hump by driving onto adjacent lawns. In order to prevent this tactic, warning tape has been placed on curbs.
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