WHEREAS the quality of highway, road and bridge maintenance services provided by the Ministry of Transportation has a significant impact on the safety of our publicly owned highways; AND WHEREAS the provision of quality highway, road and bridge maintenance services not only ensures safe conditions for those travelling our highways but also ensures that the maximum life span of our highways infrastructure can be realized; AND WHEREAS the Ministry of Transportation has introduced a self-regulatory model by contracted service providers to assess compliance with required work standards: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Ministry of Transportation be called upon to ensure that contracted highway, road and bridge maintenance providers fulfill their contractual obligations through enhanced monitoring and audits of work performance of contractors and that the monitoring and audits be done by an independent body; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ministry of Transportation provide regular accident reports for the service area, report any independent assessment or auditor findings semi-annually to key community stakeholders such as local governments, school boards, emergency services, chambers of commerce and other relevant stakeholders in the service area.
