With the West Shore continuing to be one of the fastest-growing areas of the province, itB次元官网网址檚 not surprising that announcements of funding these days are mostly related to controlling traffic in and around the area.

West Shore residents commonly get stuck in slow-moving traffic, whether itB次元官网网址檚 on the Trans-Canada Highway heading into town to or from work, driving down Jacklin Road around quitting time, or heading out Sooke Road at that same time.

We admire residents of our area, however, for their ingenuity.

Vehicles jamming the righthand turn lane at McKenzie Avenue and the TCH? Go straight down Admirals Road and turn right at Island Highway in View Royal. Westbound traffic crazy on the TCH? Some try veering onto Burnside Road West and out to Helmcken Road before ducking down to the highway.

Believe us, weB次元官网网址檝e seen westbound drivers try them all. And the glut is going to get worse before it gets better.

Last weekB次元官网网址檚 announcement of provincial and federal funding to build anand the Trans-Canada Highway was long overdue. But that project will no doubt cause slowdowns as it moves through the construction phase, which is not likely to be finished until 2018 or beyond.

As for the expansion through west Langford, itB次元官网网址檒l no doubt take up a certain amount of traffic passing through Langford and Colwood to get to the TCH, but we question whether it will affect much of the eastbound downtown commute.

Big-money projects like those announced last week will no doubt make an impact and deserve to have the trumpets blaring in celebration.

But itB次元官网网址檚 the more localized problem areas that really need addressing, such as the Millstream bridge over the highway, Jacklin Road, Sooke Road and other arterial roads in our growing area that affect how quickly people can get home or get around our West Shore communities. Address those and the locals will be cheering.