Requested speed reduction on Hwy. 148 in Waltham revised

Requested speed reduction on Hwy. 148 in Waltham revised

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting last Wednesday (June 21), Fire and Public Safety coordinator Julien Gagnon presented a revised resolution to be sent to the Ministry of Transport, asking for a speed reduction on a section of Hwy. 148 in Waltham.  At the last MRC council meeting in May, the mayors sent a request to the MTQ asking that the speed be reduced to 70 km/h from 90 km/h, and the new request was instead for 60 km/h.

Gagnon explained that a near miss on that section of highway had prompted Waltham’s council to send a revised request to the MTQ, and the MRC council was just adjusting their request to match Waltham’s.

He added that the MTQ has denied previous requests for a speed reduction in that zone.

“It remains to be seen if they even will entertain this one,” he said.