Athabasca County councillor for the Boyle area, Doris Splane, was pleased with Alberta Transportation’s recent open house regarding the twinning of Highway 63.
Splane was excited about the number of ratepayers who came out for the meeting to hear how the twinning will affect landowners in the area.
“It’s always a concern if it is closer to you, and affecting you directly,” she said. “If the road was in a different place, it would be a different group of people with concerns.”
There were more than 100 people in attendance at the Nov. 28 open house.
“I think the engineer did a wonderful job of showing both pros and cons of each of the options,” she said about Arthur Gordon’s presentation to the public. “He certainly entertained the questions, and didn’t tend to put them off.”
Splane said the project will affect Athabasca County.
“It is on county property,” she said. “It’s affecting county ratepayers.”
She also explained that when the highway is twinned, new service roads will have to be built in the area.
“Depending on where the highway goes, depending where the interchanges are, all of those things affect the county and the future roadways,” she said.
When asked what the biggest thing residents in the twinning area could do, Splane said to submit your feedback.
“Whatever decision is made by the engineers and Alberta Transportation is going to be based on the feedback of the people,” she explained. “If people don’t send in that feedback, then the decision is going to be made and they might not like it.
“The key to the whole thing is ratepayer feedback,” she said.
People interested in submitting feedback can contact CastleGlenn Consultants at 403-252-9303. Athabasca County councillor for the Boyle area, Doris Splane, was pleased with Alberta Transportation’s recent open house regarding the twinning of Highway 63.
Splane was excited about the number of ratepayers who came out for the meeting to hear how the twinning will affect local landowners.
“It’s always a concern if it is closer to you, and affecting you directly,” she said.
There were more than 100 people in attendance at the Nov. 28 event.
“I think the engineer did a wonderful job of showing both pros and cons of each of the options,” she said about Arthur Gordon’s presentation to the public. “He certainly entertained the questions, and didn’t tend to put them off.”
Splane said the project will affect Athabasca County.
“It is on county property. It’s affecting county ratepayers.”
She also explained that when the highway is twinned, new service roads will have to be built in the area.
“Depending on where the highway goes, depending where the interchanges are, all of those things affect the county and the future roadways,” she said.
When asked what the biggest thing residents in the twinning area could do, Splane said to submit your feedback.
“Whatever decision is made by the engineers and Alberta Transportation is going to be based on the feedback of the people,” she explained. “If people don’t send in that feedback, then the decision is going to be made and they might not like it.
“The key to the whole thing is ratepayer feedback,” she said.
People interested in submitting feedback can contact CastleGlenn Consultants at 403-252-9303.
