'My husband has said several times when looking at the construction zone that it was a disaster waiting to happen,' says south-end Barrie resident
The scene of a crash that killed six young people last weekend is believed to be a large concrete hole, referred to as a tunnel access shaft by the city, measuring 10 metres wide and 20 metres deep, located right in the middle of McKay Road in south-end Barrie.
BarrieToday, a sister site of SooToday, spoke to residents Thursday afternoon who live in the area of Veterans Drive and McKay Road, where significant construction has been taking place for several months as residential developments are built in the south end. “There have not been proper signs and blockings. If anyone wanted to get into the dirt construction road, they easily could have, and obviously did,” said the woman. “This is so sad, so tragic, and never should have happened.”“If that hole was covered, we wouldn’t be talking here today,” she said to a reporter.
In a statement emailed to BarrieToday shortly before 6 p.m., Thursday, City of Barrie chief administrative officer Michael Prowse said: “We are devastated by the loss of life and the events of Aug. 27/28. Currently there is an ongoing police investigation, and the City of Barrie is co-operating fully with that investigation. Unfortunately, we are simply not able to provide any additional comment or details at this time.
Five tunnel access shafts are required, it says, up to 10 metres wide and 20 metres deep. The shafts will temporarily occupy part of the road allowance. The road closure includes McKay Road from one kilometre west of Veterans Drive to just east of Highway 400 and Veterans Drive, from Salem Road to the 9th Line of Innisfil.
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