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How many fender-benders, pileups and deaths have there been within the last five years, 10 or further back in the roadwayB次元官网网址檚 disastrous rehabilitation history?
All those funds could have got the job done if anyone had the guts to take action. WeB次元官网网址檙e not talking rocket science here. We are dealing with building a bridge or decent and handy bypass (not via Port Renfrew) to ease a disastrous situation. How many trucks only tackle the Malahat because a bridge to North Saanich wasnB次元官网网址檛 completed before a luxury home arrived to block a logical alternative?
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And do adopt another section of it to serve as a priority bus route from the West Shore to downtown Victoria.
Don Wilkes
Langford
