HALIFAX: The province was questioned about a local which experiences flooding.
During question period in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon asked Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Lloyd Hines about Loch Lomond Road in Richmond County. Specifically, she mentioned a Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) truck getting caught in a flood on the Loch Lomond Road on February 5, and asked for details on the conditions that led to the flooding.
“The Department of Transportation [and Infrastructure Renewal] employees that were in the vehicle needed to be rescued and the only way that they were able to call for rescue, because unfortunately we don’t have cell phone service in that area either, as with so many other places in Cape Breton-Richmond, they used their radios that the DITR uses to be able to call for emergency assistance,” she said. “Otherwise, they would have been trapped in their vehicle.
Hines told Paon the department is aware of the situation with the road and is looking at drainage solutions.
Paon then asked Hines if the department has any specific plans for Loch Lomond. Hines responded by mentioning 10 kilometres of gravel roads projects set for Richmond County.
“He did not speak directly to any projects on the Loch Lomond Road,” she said. “I did ask the minister to look into the situation immediately. As I understand this has been ongoing for quite some time.”
Paon said since asking the questions of Hines, she learned the Loch Lomond situation isn’t new, noting it happened to another resident around two years ago.
While DTIR workers are doing the best work they can, added Paon, they need funds to be able to fix the drainage problems on the road.