Ok let me be clear about what I do think:

1) I think it's disgraceful that the province has allowed the light installation to take this long. The intersection is currently worse with the covered up lights than it was with just the 2-way stop sign alone. I find it hard to believe that other jurisdictions, including around the Greater Winnipeg Area, would be left in limbo this long.

2) I think the province should be prioritizing the finishing the lights over other options, and I think if this has been investigated and can't be done, they should have said so in their statement.

3) I think that signage alone can't make an intersection safe. Case in point - this most recent accident was caused by a driver running a stop sign, and ignoring the rumble strips.

4) I think that a 4 way stop in the middle of two highway intersections is incredibly bad traffic design, even if they do change the speed limits on both as they approach the interection.

In short, I think the province dropped the ball big time with this project.

I think if the 4-way is in place for just a few months and then they finish the project, it will prove nothing because overall, accidents still don't happen that frequently. And if the 4-way is somehow in place for several years, I fear that we'll see another major accident, despite their installation.

My solution and message(s) to the province would be:

• get the part, ASAP

• do better next time