Anyone who frequently drives across the railway crossing south of Kindersley on Highway #21 knows a firm grip on the wheel is needed headed across the tracks.
West Central Online received a call Wednesday morning from concerned area resident Wayne Whitney who travels the route often, and he can't believe nothing has been done to fix the dangerous bump that has been plaguing the southbound lane of Highway #21 for months now.
"My concern is somebody is going to get hurt."
The noticeable hazard has been this way since the winter according to WhitneyWhitney drives truck for a living, a first hand witness to the fact that transport trucks are having a tough time.
"If (transport trucks) see it, they have to swing from the southbound lane over to the northbound lane to go around it."
Passenger vehicles aren't faring any better.
"I'm just worried somebody is going to hit that. It's getting closer to the bottom of the cars when they cross over it, and it could rip out their oil pan or tear our one of their steering tires of whatever. It is just unacceptable." stated Whitney.
"A person might not even be thinking about it, and then all of the sudden, bang, they have a large bill to repair their cars, and CN isn't going to flip the bill," he continued. "I am just afraid somebody is going to crash there one day. Hit that and lose control of their car or whatever and somebody will be coming the other way."
Finally reaching out to West Central Online, Whitney has been trying his best to get people to acknowledge the dangerous highway crossing.
The sign indicating a 'bump' doesn't quite describe the situation at hand"It's been like this since the winter time now, and here we are in July. The railroad told me they have a track inspector that goes out and inspects things. He must have missed it."
Whitney's concern level has led to him directly contacting CN twice, notifying the RCMP who went to take a look, and the Department of Highways who appreciated Whitney's level of care.
"(The Highways) thanked me very much for caring about it, and everything else, but there is nothing they can do. They put the sign up to tell people there was a bump there, and for a while the piece lifting up was painted pink."
The nasty lip is tough to avoid and Whitney has been seeing it far too long not to speak upWhitney appreciates being heard, but is getting tired of not seeing the solution.
"It's just an ongoing thing, and CN doesn't seem to care enough to want to fix it."
West Central Online has reached out to CN for comment. Below is the posted information of the railway crossing in question.
The railroad in question
Thu, May 2, 9:30 AM
