Province modifying fatal intersection
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The provincial government is making a number of changes to the intersection of Highway 110 and Richmond Avenue East in Brandon ahead of traffic lights being activated later this summer, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor said on Monday.
The big change will see four-way stop signs with flashing red lights at the intersection, which currently has only two stop signs on Highway 110.
The province is also adding rumble strips and installing digital road message signs to give drivers additional warning of the stop ahead.
Workers with the province create new rumble strips on Manitoba Highway 110 north of Richmond Avenue East on Tuesday as simultaneous work is done on the traffic light system at the intersection of Richmond and Highway 110. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Speed limit changes are also coming, a provincial spokesperson said.
The street lights were originally installed last summer, but have been covered with tarps pending the arrival of at least one needed part and signalling upgrades by Canadian Pacific Kansas City and the province for a nearby rail line.
The intersection was the scene of a major crash on May 27, when a semi-truck driving north on Highway 110 failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with an SUV.
The 49-year-old woman driving the SUV died, while the driver of the semi-truck was arrested and charged with dangerous driving causing death.
Brijpal Panwar, 35, was granted bail in Brandon provincial court on Monday and will be allowed to live in Ontario while awaiting trial.
The intersection had also been the scene of another fatal crash in 2021, after a three-vehicle collision in which a car failed to stop at a stop sign along Highway 110.
ยป alambert@brandonsun.com