March 5, 2002

This was sent to Works and Engineering Minister Alex Scott and copied to The Royal Gazette.

Dear Mr. Scott

I'm writing to you about a very dangerous stretch of road, Happy Valley road between Montpelier road and Shelton road. After once again witnessing another accident, which occur on a weekly basis if not daily, in which someone was injured, I'm appealing to you to act swiftly by taking action to avoid a serious accident, which is imminent. At various times throughout the day there is too much traffic using this road. When one considers some of the factors such as the size of the road, the many sharp bends, the size of the vehicles using the road, the speed these vehicles are driving, children walking to and from school, and others walking and running along this perilous road, a "grave" mishap is just around the "bend".

Residents along this road have for years appealed to various Ministers, MPs, government departments, whoever would listen, to no avail. I offer some suggestions, which may help.

1. Restrict the size of vehicles using this road, there is no reason why a tractor trailer, cement truck, HC, HB, etc., should be on this road other than for residential use.

2. Change the flow of traffic. One way in or out of Hamilton. This would reduce the number of vehicles using this road in half at any one time. A portion of the extra lane could be used for a "small" side walk.

3. Cut off the particular sharp bend in the middle of this road. I make this suggestion hesitantly because of the uniqueness of this road, which I would not like to see comprised.

I urge you to act promptly before we will be mourning another senseless traffic fatality.

EUGENE WALKER

Devonshire