Logging truck traffic on the took a toll on a section of road between Port Renfrew and Mesachie Lake last winter, according to local politicians.
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Lake Cowichan Coun. Tim McGonigle raised concerns at a recent council meeting, too.
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Pothole repairs are part of the routine maintenance provided by the MinistryB次元官网网址檚 maintenance contractor. Potholes have undergone repairs since April, and the maintenance contractor continues to repair new ones as they are found through regular patrols, according to a statement issued by the ministry on Thursday.
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Over the last eight years, the ministry has made major upgrades to the route: repaving and shoulder widening just west of Sooke in 2013-14, the Sombrio bridge replacement and realignment in 2012, and chipsealing (which is when a gravel base is turned into a hard surface using an oil treatment) between Port Renfrew and Lake Cowichan that was completed in 2009.
Still, Hicks doesnB次元官网网址檛 believe enough is done to improve highways in the Juan de Fuca region, including the Pacific Marine Circle Route, and hopes to meet with local MLA and soon-to-be premier John Horgan within the next few weeks.
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