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Gathering all the key players to discuss the daily commuter crush on the highway was an accomplishment in itself, said Colwood Mayor Carol Hamilton.
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The meeting, which took place at the B. C. Legislature Monday, included Minister of Transporation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena, MLA Mitzi Dean, and a collection of mayors and representatives from Colwood, Langford, View Royal, Highlands, Metchosin, Esquimalt, Victoria and Saanich.
Premier John Horgan also joined the discussion after a attending another meeting.
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Hamilton believes the quickest solution for now is to do the work required to enable transit buses to run along the shoulder of the highway, aided by strategic cut-ins that allow priority crossing at traffic lights. B次元官网网址淚t may not be the best solution, but it starts the process of changing the behaviour of drivers,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淏uses will never be a solution for everyone, but this would be a cheap solution to show the nine to five commuters and students to see thereB次元官网网址檚 a time benefit.B次元官网网址�
Because the TCH falls under provincial jurisdiction, having Dean, who also sits on the Treasury Board, and Trevena involved in the discussion is key, Hamilton said. B次元官网网址淚 think the minister gets it, and we have her commitment to ensure that itB次元官网网址檚 looked at in detail. We donB次元官网网址檛 need more studies, we need the work to begin.B次元官网网址�
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