‘It’s dangerous’: N.S. community forced to cross highway daily may finally have hope
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Since 2011, two people have been struck by vehicles and died in an attempt to cross this section of Nova Scotia's Highway 101. The illegal crossing is said to reduce travel time.
Residents of a mobile home park in Lower Sackville, N.S., are pleading for a better pathway to services in their area — as many are resorting to crossing a dangerous highway to access groceries and transit services.
Since 2011, two people have been struck by vehicles and died in an attempt to cross this section of Nova Scotia’s Highway 101.
Rob Davis, who lives in the Sackville Manor Mobile Home Park, said people prefer to illegally cross the Beaverbank Connector instead of taking a lengthier alternative which forces people in the opposite direction and around in a loop — as it saves a considerable amount of time.
“There’s just no access,” Davis said, adding that something “needs to be done” to eliminate the risks associated with pedestrian travel, especially considering the number of kids living in his neighbourhood.
“The bus terminal that 90 per cent of us use is on the other side of the highway. Our groceries, everything is on the other side of the highway.”
Davis said a friend of his, who didn’t own a car, died about five years ago after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the road.
“That’s how he got his groceries. He walked every day and didn’t have a vehicle,” he explained. “There’s a lot of people in here who don’t.
“It’s dangerous.”
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