Whereas in many driving areas, driving is made unsafe for the public due to faded line markings both on the shoulder and the centre of highways; And whereas the Department of Transportation has contractor line painting guidelines which do not respond adequately to the adverse weather conditions faced by drivers: Therefore be it resolved to increase public safety on roads the Department of Transportation be requested to change the guidelines to increase the frequency and visibility of shoulder and centre line painting on all provincial roads.
Ministry of Transportation Infrastructure The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure takes its commitment to provide a safe and efficient transportation network very seriously, and we recognize the importance of providing clear road markings for drivers throughout the year. Federal environmental regulations have required us to move away from the resilient acrylic paints we used in the past, resulting in reduced paint performance especially in parts of the province that experience extreme winter conditions. Over the last few years, the Ministry has been conducting extensive testing of new materials to identify environmentally friendly options that can improve the performance of pavement markings. In 2017, the Ministry is investing an additional 1M on new paint formulations to improve pavement markings on key sections of some of the provinces busiest highways including Highways 1, 3, 5, 14, 19, 16 and 97. The finding and results from the testing of new materials will be used to develop revised specifications for the upcoming pavement marking contract which is expected to be tendered by March 2018.