The MHA for Ferryland says recent incidents of excessive speeding on the province’s roadways highlights what he calls the urgent need for speed cameras to be installed.
The province recently issued an RFP for the supply, installation and operation of speed cameras, but a contract is yet to be awarded following what has already been a years-long process.
A 26-year-old driver is facing criminal charges after he was stopper for driving at speeds of up to 201 km/h on the Outer Ring Road.
Opposition critic for Digital Government and Service NL, Loyola O’Driscoll is frustrated by how long it’s taken, and cameras have yet to be installed.
O’Driscoll believes that speed cams will go a long way in better controlling excessive speeding on the highway.
He says speed cameras on the Outer Ring Road and the Team Gushue Highway are needed, “and they work.”