I dont have the link handy, but in the Globe and Mail story on the crash, they spent a couple paragraphs noting how the Wildrose Party promised to make twinning the road a priority. They then spent about one sentence noting that Redford had done the same. Thought that was interesting - pretty much a case of the PC's word being taken as meaningless since they've managed less than 20k in six years. In six years, virtually the entire length of the 43 was twinned, from Onoway to Grande Prairie (save the Sturgeon Lake Indian Reserve, which spent several years demanding far too much money).
The government was committed to twinning the 43 due to their involvement in the CANAMEX project. But how the heck did the 63 fall by the wayside despite the promises of several years ago? Definitely a question the PCs need to be answering in the Legislature.
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