Report from Northern Policy Institute recommends new ways to make roads and highway traveling safer in the North
Technology can be used to make Northern Ontario roads safer with such things as sensors that will automatically create a lower speed limit if the roads are too snowy or ice-covered.
"Roads in Northern Ontario are often dangerous, in poor shape, or non-existent. A new briefing note from NPI finds that these shortcomings can be addressed by using innovative technologies in road construction and design. Several “smart road” technologies already implemented in other areas represent cost-effective options to improve safety. As well, innovative road construction techniques could make it cheaper and easier to build and maintain roads in Northern Ontario," Dunstan wrote.
"The technology is best suited for bridges that freeze before the rest of the road, especially those in remote locations that are costly to service manually," said the report. The report said DSLs have been implemented successfully in British Columbia on roads similar to those in Northern Ontario. One study done in 2021 examined the impact of DSLs on a section of a rural, undivided, two-lane highway and a divided, four-lane freeway during the winter season . It was found that DSLs reduced collision frequency by 35 per cent, said the report.
Studies done in other jurisdictions found that section control was able to reduce the incidence of serious auto crashes, injuries and deaths from 30 to 50 per cent. This would make mat roads viable, said the report, because they have less environmental impact than a traditional gravel road, and are far less expensive to build and maintain.
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