432-01174 (Transportation)
Petition to the Minister of Transport of Canada
WHEREAS
- The intersection of Chemin du Grand-Rang and Highway 116 in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is a high collision area;
- Several fatal accidents have occurred at this intersection since the beginning of the year;
- This intersection is problematic due to the way the railway is aligned;
- Chemin du Grand-Rang and Highway 116 are the responsibility of Transport Canada;
- Only Transport Canada and Canadian National have the authority to make changes such as upgrading the track and installing a traffic light and a “prepare to stop” sign;
- The municipalities of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Sainte-Madeleine have passed several resolutions requesting that Transport Canada and Canadian National take action;
- Requests from the municipalities of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Sainte-Madeleine for meetings with Transport Canada and Canadian National have gone unanswered since a meeting took place in November 2018, which did not lead to a solution;
We, the undersigned citizens of Quebec, call upon the Minister of Transport of Canada to immediately hold a meeting with the municipalities of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Sainte-Madeleine, Canadian National, the Quebec Department of Transport, the office of the Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, and the office of the Member of the National Assembly for Borduas, in order to reach a quick solution to increase safety at the intersection of Chemin du Grand-Rang and Highway 116 in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine.
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay
(Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot)
June 21, 2021 (Petition No. 432-01174)
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