EDITOR:
I am writing about the sewage from the treatment plant in Stratford being transported to the plant in Charlottetown. This will be done by a wastewater pipe that began construction on Sept. 15.
The construction will cause the southern-most lane of traffic on the Hillsborough Bridge to be shut down and the speed limit lowered from 70 km/h to 50 km/h. Construction has been planned to go on until December.
Being a citizen of Stratford myself, I am very happy that some action is finally being taken on this issue after all these years. Over the past few years, to get to school or work, I would always have to drive by the sewage plant to get to the bridge. On most days the odour from the sewage would be so terrible that I would have to hold my breath or plug my nose going by it. Depending on the direction of the wind blowing on certain days, you are able to get a whiff of the awful stench for miles. Since traffic is usually incredibly busy in the morning going on to the bridge, cars could get backed up very far. This had so many people getting stuck in the vicinity of the toxic stench for an unpleasant amount of time everyday.
Many people from Stratford or elsewhere who have to take the bridge to get to work or school, may dislike having to get up earlier in the morning for the next couple months to make up for the traffic problems on the bridge due to construction. However, I feel that this is a small price I’m willing to pay if it means getting rid of the foul smell of sewage that I have to smell everyday.
Ben Gillis (UPEI),
Stratford
