Milton Canadian Champion Article: Derry Rd. underpass could be built sooner than planned.

Snippets:

Residents of west Milton who flooded the e-mail inboxes of regional councillors earlier this year asking for Halton Region to speed up construction of an underpass on Derry Road might be getting what they asked for.

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“I am relieved and delighted to hear that,” said Milton resident Zeeshan Hamid, who began a petition asking for the underpass in August. “The underpass cannot happen too soon. I hope the council will continue to consider this need a priority.”

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Wanting to make sure Regional staff weren’t recommending the project be pushed up due to public pressure, Dennison asked Zamojc if the underpass would come at the expense of other higher priority projects

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The proposed 10-year capital budget forecast envisions construction beginning in 2012, subject to council’s approval.

So keep up the pressure by signing the petition until the budget is approved!