Post by Max on Aug 28, 2007 1:23:30 GMT -3
Roads not improving; Star poll finds majority believe city's streets are as bad as they were last year
Local News - Monday, August 27, 2007 @ 09:00
Greater Sudbury's roads are in no better shape now than they were a year ago, say the majority of people who participated in The Star's weekly Internet poll question.
More than 575 people voted online and 80 per cent of them agreed the city's roads are not in any better shape than they were in 2006.
Sixteen per cent of voters thought road construction has made a difference, while four per cent of people were not sure.
Callers to The Star's hotline mirrored the online response.
"They are devastating and a lot of work has to be done," said one caller.
"They are the worst roads. I would sooner walk on a cow path on Manitoulin Island than drive on the streets of Sudbury."
Callers counted Main Street in Val Caron and Paris Street in the downtown core as some of the worst roads in Greater Sudbury.
Road repair was identified as a priority for the city, but one woman said she hasn't seen any sign of work.
"When are they starting?"
Another man said the residential streets are in "terrible shape" and are being ignored.
"The only thing being done is patching and conditioning on the main roads ... I'm ashamed of this city."
Another person made a similar observation.
"If they stop patching and actually lay down real asphalt, they'd be further on in the game," said a male caller.
Local News - Monday, August 27, 2007 @ 09:00
Greater Sudbury's roads are in no better shape now than they were a year ago, say the majority of people who participated in The Star's weekly Internet poll question.
More than 575 people voted online and 80 per cent of them agreed the city's roads are not in any better shape than they were in 2006.
Sixteen per cent of voters thought road construction has made a difference, while four per cent of people were not sure.
Callers to The Star's hotline mirrored the online response.
"They are devastating and a lot of work has to be done," said one caller.
"They are the worst roads. I would sooner walk on a cow path on Manitoulin Island than drive on the streets of Sudbury."
Callers counted Main Street in Val Caron and Paris Street in the downtown core as some of the worst roads in Greater Sudbury.
Road repair was identified as a priority for the city, but one woman said she hasn't seen any sign of work.
"When are they starting?"
Another man said the residential streets are in "terrible shape" and are being ignored.
"The only thing being done is patching and conditioning on the main roads ... I'm ashamed of this city."
Another person made a similar observation.
"If they stop patching and actually lay down real asphalt, they'd be further on in the game," said a male caller.