THUNDER BAY — Area residents are getting a chance to comment on traffic safety issues on Highway 102.
The Ministry of Transportation has initiated a study to identify potential road safety and operational improvements between Dog Lake Road and Sistonen's Corner.
It's hired consulting firm True North Safety to help gather feedback from users, which TNS says will help it better understand the concerns people may have.
Motorists and residents of the study area are being invited to complete an online, anonymous survey between now and mid-April.
Among other questions, participants are asked if they live or work along the corridor, how often they travel on it, the kinds of concerns they have about driver behaviour, and whether they specifically have concerns about the Highway 102/Highway 11-17 intersection at Sistonen's Corner.
Hundreds of transport trucks are driven daily on the Highway 102/Dawson Road corridor, where there have been numerous serious collisions over the years, including fatalities.
The current speed limit west of the Dog Lake Road intersection, where the MTO has control, is 90 km/h.
East of Dog Lake Road, where the City of Thunder Bay has jurisdiction, the city reduced the speed limit in response to safety concerns, particularly with regard to truck traffic.
The survey is open until April 14.
