Rural address signs being installed, new speed limit for Global Training
Shannon LeClair
Times Reporter
The new rural addressing signs are now being placed all over the county. Workers installing the signs will be going west to east in the county. The new address system will help EMS, utility companies, couriers and other visitors find residences easier. Currently EMS is sent to a quarter section of land and from there they try to find a particular house. Once all of the new address signs are added to GPS, EMS will be able to respond to the scene of an emergency faster. All parcels of land within the county, which support a structure with primary access on a public road, will be assigned a rural address by the county. The address signs will be perpendicular to the roadway and parallel to the driveway.
Global Training road
The traffic assessment for the Global Training Centre road has been completed and Wheatland County Council has decided to implement the recommendations. The speed limit on the road will be 80 km/h and will drop to 60 km/h near Global Training Centre. There will also be signs stating there is a hidden driveway by the Centre, and the county was told to look at brushing to try to increase visibility.