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The intersection of highways 41 and 2 near Wakaw is getting another tool to deter speeding.
On Wednesday, the provincial government announced photo radar enforcement will be coming to the intersection that has been the site of 31 collisions over the past eight years.
Those 31 collisions resulted in 45 injuries and six deaths.
Recently the speed limit at the intersection was dropped from 100 kilometres per hour to 80 km/h. In a press release Wednesday, data from the province showed 42 per cent of vehicles travelling through the intersection exceeded the posted speed limit.
Wakaw Mayor Steve Skoworodko said speed display devices and additional signage have been added in the past six to eight months, and he has seen a difference.
“They’ve definitely been effective in reducing the amount of collisions at that intersection. With it actually being photo radar enforced, we anticipate the number will continue to remain low,” he explained.
Skoworodko said the intersection isn’t a true 90-degree junction, which creates sightline issues. Mixing that with high speeds, it became something that Wakaw’s town council has brought up in the past.
“We’ve asked for this for a number of years, fixing something at that intersection. We believe it’ll go a long ways to making that intersection much safer,” Skoworodko said.
The photo radar enforcement is expected to be operational by the end of January, with a three-month grace period for drivers with warnings being issued for perpetrators, according to Skoworodko.