432-01174 (Transportation)

WHEREAS

• The intersection of Chemin du Grand-Rang and Highway 116 in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is a high collision area;
• Several fatal accidents have occurred at this intersection since the beginning of the year;
• This intersection is problematic due to the way the railway is aligned;
• Chemin du Grand-Rang and Highway 116 are the responsibility of Transport Canada;
• Only Transport Canada and Canadian National have the authority to make changes such as upgrading the track and installing a traffic light and a “prepare to stop” sign;
• The municipalities of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Sainte-Madeleine have passed several resolutions requesting that Transport Canada and Canadian National take action;
• Requests from the municipalities of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Sainte-Madeleine for meetings with Transport Canada and Canadian National have gone unanswered since a meeting took place in November 2018, which did not lead to a solution;

We, the undersigned citizens of Quebec, call upon the Minister of Transport of Canada to immediately hold a meeting with the municipalities of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Sainte-Madeleine, Canadian National, the Quebec Department of Transport, the office of the Member of Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, and the office of the Member of the National Assembly for Borduas, in order to reach a quick solution to increase safety at the intersection of Chemin du Grand-Rang and Highway 116 in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine.