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Highway 2 and 41 intersection to get speed enforcement camera

WAKAW — A speed enforcement camera is going to be installed at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 41 near Wakaw. According to SGI, 42 per cent of vehicles travelling through the intersection on Highway 41 exceeded the posted speed limit.
Highway 41-2 Intersection
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WAKAW — A speed enforcement camera is going to be installed at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 41 near Wakaw.

According to SGI, 42 per cent of vehicles travelling through the intersection on Highway 41 exceeded the posted speed limit. Of those, 6.2 per cent were more than 10 kilometres an hour over the limit.

From 2011-17, there were 31 collisions resulting in six deaths and 45 injuries at or near the intersection. 

“Based on our experience at other high-speed locations, we expect the presence of photo speed enforcement to calm traffic and improve safety at this intersection, reducing the number of speed-related collisions,” said Joe Hargrave, the SGI minister.

“Our goal with [photo speed enforcement] is zero tickets and zero crashes.  My advice to drivers who wish to avoid getting a speeding ticket is simple: obey the posted speed limit.”

The Wakaw camera is expected to be installed by the end of January.  Once operational, there will be a three-month period in which only warnings will be issued.  After the warning period, the government said active ticketing will begin.

There will be a sign to warn motorists of the presence of the camera.

To get a speed enforcement camera to the location, the highways ministry had to show a committee that the intersection is high-risk, high collision or that there’s a high number of pedestrians, and that previous measures to reduce speeds have been taken. Previous measures included lowered speed limits, additional signage, speed display devices, flashing warning lights and increased manual enforcement.

The Town of Wakaw said it supports the new camera.

“We need to reduce the amount of speeders travelling through that intersection, because they are putting themselves and other road users in danger,” said Steve Skoworodko, Wakaw’s mayor.