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' ~ Lambert says rie wiII take hard stnc on erI evloAI name address City postal code ________province ___ phone email 0 cheque 0 money order 0 VISA 0 mastercard o AMEX card # name on card x - 0 check if you don want to recelve promotions or off ers fromn us recipient's information name address City postal code ________province ___ phone email wiwor o efromn SOME on page A5 time bas frustrated residents who use the road daily. "If people see consistent progress they're more patient and understanding," he said. "In some of the emails I get, people are afraid if it starts to snow now, (the Region) will leave it like this until the snow thaws out." According to Haltons transportation department, the project experienced delays when installiuag the sewers because of under- ground utility fines. Now that the lines have been relocated, the sewers should be com- pleted by this week and road paving should be done by mid-December. Hamid said he hopes to see the Region focus more on timelines in the future. "Right now it seems like things are just getting delayed, and I'm sure theres a good reason for it. But as a resident I have nu idea why projects get delayed and its rcally frustrating. Especially when you see a nofrilîs go up from scratch ni 12 wecks. Ilcst >said therc arc pIcniý of road projccts he'd like to see accclerated as the capital budget gets underway in the new y'ear. He pointed to the widening of Bnitannia Road and the construction of the Tremaine inter- change to l-wy. 401 as two projects that would ease gridlock during rush hour. Best first proposed the interchange in 1989. At the time, the idea wasn't received too kindly by council, who criticized Best for acting independently. More than 20 years later, hes eager to sec the pro 'ject started. Its currently slated to begin construction in 2013, but Best would like that date accelerat- cd. ,,Its something a lot of people in the urban and rural parts of town want because a lot of traffic is using Guelph Line that shouldn't be using it." Best and fellow Regional Councillor Tony Lambert both agreed the widening of Britannia would make for an easier commute out of town. The project hasn't been given the go-ahead by the Region, but a study on road improvements is currently underway The widening of Britannia was one of Lambert's key platform issues and he hopes the projeet will make its way onto Haîtons list of future accelerated road projeets. "Hopefully we can learu from our experi- ence and prevent it fromn happening in the future," be said, descnibing the current proj- ects as "long oxercluec. Lambert wxent as far to say lie won't vote in favour of any new development in town that would add cars to Britannia, specifically pointing to the future education village and business park. "If you ever take a chance trying to get out of Milton at 7:45 in the morning, you'll know why I'm taking a bard stance against this." Cbristina Coinmisso can be reached at ccornmisso@miltoncanadianchampion.com. 1 -;,