View Single Post
  #1655  
Old Posted Jun 13, 2018, 1:31 AM
cllew cllew is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 3,980
Quote:
Originally Posted by CoryB View Post
Access from ESP to Gateway via that bridge crossing is being denied because Winnipeg wants it that way. Essentially Gateway south of the Perimeter is not zoned as a route with the traffic volume such a crossing is thought to likely induce. ESP isn't willing to front any of the costs on the Winnipeg side to make it happen either. MI is rightfully staying out of the feud between two local governments.

In terms of emergency vehicle access and gate control. I would imagine it will have a sign up that as "Emergency Vehicles Only" and either be enforced by live police patrols giving out tickets for people using it without authorization or even better set it up as a photo enforced crossing. You cross it, your picture is automatically taken and the $500+ ticket is mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. No need for a gate system.

The reality of even a manual open/close gate system is over time with weather even something that simple will fail and remain closed at some point.
MIT would have to have the RCMP there to enforce as they won't see a camera system there to do that as it would require provincial legislation changes.

City of Winnipeg can't even get the changes it wanted to use a camera to photo ticket vehicles going more than one block in the Diamond Lanes. The test camera in 2009 at RT 62 and Granite Way only allowed the city to count the violation pictures and nothing else.
Reply With Quote