Going the Extra Mile for Safety

Mark Wilson, Resource Member, GEM Committee [Going the Extra Mile for Safety] will be talking to the club about his pilot project.

Going the Extra Mile for Safety was founded in 2015 by the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce.

2+1 Road Description

A 2+1 road consists of 2 lanes in one direction and one lane in the opposite direction with a crash rated physical barrier separating the lanes. The 2+1 profile alternates every 1-4 km which provides passing opportunities on a regular basis for both directions of travel and eliminates inappropriate and dangerous passing manoeuvres. 

2+1 roads have significantly reduced fatality and serious injury rates on rural highways in countries where they have been built in large part due to the median barrier which virtually eliminates, high energy, head-on crashes. 

GEMS Brochure

For more about the committee and the project visit - https://tsacc.ca/gems/ or this media article - https://www.mynorthbaynow.com/86611/2-plus-1-highway-pilot-coming-to-highway-11-north/.

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