Manitoba Plans To Twin The Trans Canada Highway East Of Falcon Lake Site Of Fatal 2019 Crash

The government is preparing to tender contracts for engineering design studies that will lay the groundwork for expanding the last undivided section of Highway 1 in the province, Premier Heather Stefanson said in a letter obtained by CBC News. “Twinning the freeway will greatly improve safety for motorists and our government is committed to getting the job done,” Stefanson wrote in a letter Wednesday to Peter Loughley, whose brother and nephew died in a head-on collision on it the highway section. on July 21, 2019. Mark Lugli, 54, and his son Jacob Lugli, 17, were driving west on the highway inside Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park when a tractor-trailer truck veered into their lane and hit them head-on, RCMP said at the time. The truck swerved to avoid a vehicle that stopped abruptly, police said. The news that the twinning process has begun is wonderful, Peter said in an interview with CBC News on Thursday. Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will soon tender and award contracts to engineers on plans to twin the section of the Trans-Canada Highway between the Ontario border and Falcon Lake. (Travis Golby/CBC) “That is, frankly, the only bright light we can see in this. The family continues to deal with this every day, as you can imagine, but this is really positive news,” he said. “The letter is very specific about the immediate next steps. It’s specific about other phases and the timeline. To us that speaks to a firm commitment to get the job done.” The family sent a letter to the prime minister’s office on August 16, demanding that the “dangerous” 17km stretch of the highway be split and widened to avoid similar tragedies. Peter also pointed out what he said is a particularly dangerous turn off the two-lane highway in the Barren Lake area, saying it’s a “white-knuckle experience” turning left in that area, with semi-trucks coming from the opposite direction direction at high speeds. “This shouldn’t happen,” he said. The premier wrote in her letter that the provincial government will announce a proposed timeline in the fall for the twinning project and seek federal support. Peter Lugli says news of the twinning of the highway is the only bright spot in the tragic deaths of his brother Mark, left, and nephew Jacob, right. (Submitted by Peter Lugli) Stefansson confirmed those plans during a press conference on Thursday. “I think it’s something we’ve always looked at, but definitely things like that [crash] they highlight the importance of safety on our highways, and that’s why we take it very seriously,” he said. As for the details of the project, the prime minister simply said “stay tuned.” Peter says his family is happy the changes will be made. “Mark was very proud of his connection to the North West [part of Ontario]and we know that both he and Jacob are probably looking down on us and saying, ‘Nice Job.’”

title: “Manitoba Plans To Twin The Trans Canada Highway East Of Falcon Lake Site Of Fatal 2019 Crash Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Peter Jetton”

The government is preparing to tender contracts for engineering design studies that will lay the groundwork for expanding the last undivided section of Highway 1 in the province, Premier Heather Stefanson said in a letter obtained by CBC News. “Twinning the freeway will greatly improve safety for motorists and our government is committed to getting the job done,” Stefanson wrote in a letter Wednesday to Peter Loughley, whose brother and nephew died in a head-on collision on it the highway section. on July 21, 2019. Mark Lugli, 54, and his son Jacob Lugli, 17, were driving west on the highway inside Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park when a tractor-trailer truck veered into their lane and hit them head-on, RCMP said at the time. The truck swerved to avoid a vehicle that stopped abruptly, police said. The news that the twinning process has begun is wonderful, Peter said in an interview with CBC News on Thursday. Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will soon tender and award contracts to engineers on plans to twin the section of the Trans-Canada Highway between the Ontario border and Falcon Lake. (Travis Golby/CBC) “That is, frankly, the only bright light we can see in this. The family continues to deal with this every day, as you can imagine, but this is really positive news,” he said. “The letter is very specific about the immediate next steps. It’s specific about other phases and the timeline. To us that speaks to a firm commitment to get the job done.” The family sent a letter to the prime minister’s office on August 16, demanding that the “dangerous” 17km stretch of the highway be split and widened to avoid similar tragedies. Peter also pointed out what he said is a particularly dangerous turn off the two-lane highway in the Barren Lake area, saying it’s a “white-knuckle experience” turning left in that area, with semi-trucks coming from the opposite direction direction at high speeds. “This shouldn’t happen,” he said. The premier wrote in her letter that the provincial government will announce a proposed timeline in the fall for the twinning project and seek federal support. Peter Lugli says news of the twinning of the highway is the only bright spot in the tragic deaths of his brother Mark, left, and nephew Jacob, right. (Submitted by Peter Lugli) Stefansson confirmed those plans during a press conference on Thursday. “I think it’s something we’ve always looked at, but definitely things like that [crash] they highlight the importance of safety on our highways, and that’s why we take it very seriously,” he said. As for the details of the project, the prime minister simply said “stay tuned.” Peter says his family is happy the changes will be made. “Mark was very proud of his connection to the North West [part of Ontario]and we know that both he and Jacob are probably looking down on us and saying, ‘Nice Job.’”

title: “Manitoba Plans To Twin The Trans Canada Highway East Of Falcon Lake Site Of Fatal 2019 Crash Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Janet Perez”

The government is preparing to tender contracts for engineering design studies that will lay the groundwork for expanding the last undivided section of Highway 1 in the province, Premier Heather Stefanson said in a letter obtained by CBC News. “Twinning the freeway will greatly improve safety for motorists and our government is committed to getting the job done,” Stefanson wrote in a letter Wednesday to Peter Loughley, whose brother and nephew died in a head-on collision on it the highway section. on July 21, 2019. Mark Lugli, 54, and his son Jacob Lugli, 17, were driving west on the highway inside Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park when a tractor-trailer truck veered into their lane and hit them head-on, RCMP said at the time. The truck swerved to avoid a vehicle that stopped abruptly, police said. The news that the twinning process has begun is wonderful, Peter said in an interview with CBC News on Thursday. Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will soon tender and award contracts to engineers on plans to twin the section of the Trans-Canada Highway between the Ontario border and Falcon Lake. (Travis Golby/CBC) “That is, frankly, the only bright light we can see in this. The family continues to deal with this every day, as you can imagine, but this is really positive news,” he said. “The letter is very specific about the immediate next steps. It’s specific about other phases and the timeline. To us that speaks to a firm commitment to get the job done.” The family sent a letter to the prime minister’s office on August 16, demanding that the “dangerous” 17km stretch of the highway be split and widened to avoid similar tragedies. Peter also pointed out what he said is a particularly dangerous turn off the two-lane highway in the Barren Lake area, saying it’s a “white-knuckle experience” turning left in that area, with semi-trucks coming from the opposite direction direction at high speeds. “This shouldn’t happen,” he said. The premier wrote in her letter that the provincial government will announce a proposed timeline in the fall for the twinning project and seek federal support. Peter Lugli says news of the twinning of the highway is the only bright spot in the tragic deaths of his brother Mark, left, and nephew Jacob, right. (Submitted by Peter Lugli) Stefansson confirmed those plans during a press conference on Thursday. “I think it’s something we’ve always looked at, but definitely things like that [crash] they highlight the importance of safety on our highways, and that’s why we take it very seriously,” he said. As for the details of the project, the prime minister simply said “stay tuned.” Peter says his family is happy the changes will be made. “Mark was very proud of his connection to the North West [part of Ontario]and we know that both he and Jacob are probably looking down on us and saying, ‘Nice Job.’”

title: “Manitoba Plans To Twin The Trans Canada Highway East Of Falcon Lake Site Of Fatal 2019 Crash Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Rudy Rodriquez”

The government is preparing to tender contracts for engineering design studies that will lay the groundwork for expanding the last undivided section of Highway 1 in the province, Premier Heather Stefanson said in a letter obtained by CBC News. “Twinning the freeway will greatly improve safety for motorists and our government is committed to getting the job done,” Stefanson wrote in a letter Wednesday to Peter Loughley, whose brother and nephew died in a head-on collision on it the highway section. on July 21, 2019. Mark Lugli, 54, and his son Jacob Lugli, 17, were driving west on the highway inside Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park when a tractor-trailer truck veered into their lane and hit them head-on, RCMP said at the time. The truck swerved to avoid a vehicle that stopped abruptly, police said. The news that the twinning process has begun is wonderful, Peter said in an interview with CBC News on Thursday. Premier Heather Stefanson says the province will soon tender and award contracts to engineers on plans to twin the section of the Trans-Canada Highway between the Ontario border and Falcon Lake. (Travis Golby/CBC) “That is, frankly, the only bright light we can see in this. The family continues to deal with this every day, as you can imagine, but this is really positive news,” he said. “The letter is very specific about the immediate next steps. It’s specific about other phases and the timeline. To us that speaks to a firm commitment to get the job done.” The family sent a letter to the prime minister’s office on August 16, demanding that the “dangerous” 17km stretch of the highway be split and widened to avoid similar tragedies. Peter also pointed out what he said is a particularly dangerous turn off the two-lane highway in the Barren Lake area, saying it’s a “white-knuckle experience” turning left in that area, with semi-trucks coming from the opposite direction direction at high speeds. “This shouldn’t happen,” he said. The premier wrote in her letter that the provincial government will announce a proposed timeline in the fall for the twinning project and seek federal support. Peter Lugli says news of the twinning of the highway is the only bright spot in the tragic deaths of his brother Mark, left, and nephew Jacob, right. (Submitted by Peter Lugli) Stefansson confirmed those plans during a press conference on Thursday. “I think it’s something we’ve always looked at, but definitely things like that [crash] they highlight the importance of safety on our highways, and that’s why we take it very seriously,” he said. As for the details of the project, the prime minister simply said “stay tuned.” Peter says his family is happy the changes will be made. “Mark was very proud of his connection to the North West [part of Ontario]and we know that both he and Jacob are probably looking down on us and saying, ‘Nice Job.’”