Mayoral candidate Patricia Mills says everywhere she canvassed this campaign, she's heard how unhappy people are with the state of the roads.
“All across the city, in every neighbourhood, people tell me they are fed up with the state of our roads,” Mills is quoted as saying in a news release Thursday.
All the potholes that emerged this past spring “made it evident to everyone that the city needs to do a better job of fixing the roads,” the release says. “If elected mayor, Mills will make fixing the roads her mantra. She wants to test different models to see what works best for Greater Sudbury’s conditions.
“She also wants to set and enforce clear standards for roads and other infrastructure work such as water and sewer to ensure they are completed right the first time.”
“A lot of this work should be coordinated to minimize cost and disruption. How often have we seen a stretch of road dug up several times for several different reasons? There must be a better way to plan and coordinate this work. And why do we not have road work on a 24-hour schedule? After all, from its very founding Sudbury’s workforce has been on 24 hour shift work.”
Mills says she plans on making road work visible to the public so they can clearly see how the city measures up.
Full text of the release:
Walking door-to-door ends up telling you a lot about the state of Greater Sudbury’s roads. Patricia Mills, who is running for mayor, says roads is the top issue people talk about when she’s out canvassing.
“All across the city, in every neighbourhood, people tell me they are fed up with the state of our roads,” notes Mills.
Mills says it’s obvious the city’s current road program isn’t working. This spring -- and all the potholes it brought -- made it evident to everyone that the city needs to do a better job of fixing the roads.
If elected Mayor, Mills will make fixing the roads her mantra. She wants to test different models to see what works best for Greater Sudbury’s conditions. She also wants to set and enforce clear standards for roads and other infrastructure work such as water and sewer to ensure they are completed right the first time.
“A lot of this work should be coordinated to minimize cost and disruption. How often have we seen a stretch of road dug up several times for several different reasons? There must be a better way to plan and coordinate this work. And why do we not have road work on a 24-hour schedule? After all, from its very founding Sudbury’s workforce has been on 24 hour shift work.”
Mills says she plans on making road work visible to the public so they can clearly see how the city measures up.
