Trucking transport firms and owner operator trucking on the transportation network of Manitoba, Canada can sleep better knowing that the Manitoba Department of Transportation is at work doing repairs and upgrades to the transportation routes of Manitoba. The department of transportation plans to make another record investment in the transportation infrastructure of Manitoba in 2010. The cost of keeping the roadways of Manitoba in shape for 2010 will rise to $370 million in the beginning phases, but the ministry expects the total spent will rise throughout the year, but hasn’t given a firm number on how much they expect to spend during the 2010 road construction period. They did announce that road construction would be heavy in 2010 ahead of time, which does give the road construction industry time to prepare.
The timing of the beginning the Manitoba Highway Renewal Plan couldn’t have been better as it coincided with the just before the start of the current world wide economic crisis that has affected all industries. The money earmarked for the plan has worked beautifully with federal stimulus initiatives to keep the ball rolling since 2007. This investment by both the provincial and federal governments in the infrastructure of Manitoba has put as many as 11,000 Canadians to work.
The federal government has also pledged billions of dollars for improving and enhancing the infrastructure of Manitoba in the next decade. This combined with the Manitoba Highway Renewal Plan should be able to keep the transportation roadways of Manitoba in shape for the future and help to make them as safe as possible.
Transport trucking drivers operating on the transportation roadways of Manitoba will need to apply the brakes and wait patiently for a safe chance to pass tow trucks and roadside assistance once amendments to the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act introduced by Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton come into law. The new amendments would also require owner operator trucking to treat all government enforcement officers with the red lights on there vehicle flashing, like conservation officers and transport enforcement officers, the same when they’re trying to pass them on the highway.
There haven’t been any reports of problems with vehicles on the roads of Manitoba not respecting emergency vehicles trying to get from point A to point B. The reasons for the changes are therefore difficult to figure, but there must be a reason why they would make amendments like this.
The message of the changes does seem to be that motorists carrying trucking loads need to error on the side of caution when behind an emergency vehicle and respect the lives of people trying to do important jobs. The job of emergency workers is difficult enough without them becoming one of the people they’re trying to save due to the aggressive driving behavior of someone traveling on the roads.
The amendments to the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act also mean that on highways with more than one lane drivers are required to keep one lane between them and emergency vehicles with flashing lights, whenever possible.
Motorists caught ignoring the new amendments will be fined $278 for their transgressions.
Author Resource:
Chip Nelson - http://www.momentumtransport.com Car Shipping and http://www.momentumfreight.com Heavy Equipment Transport expert.
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