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How would you feel if you read a notice in the elevator you were taking to the 30th floor that said 43 per cent of the cable carrying you was in fair to poor condition?

Or the pilot announced that 43 per cent of the plane’s wings and fuselage was in fair to poor condition? You would be forgiven for feeling outrage and concern about your safety being placed at risk.

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Thankfully, governments are good at regulating the maintenance of those transportation providers to excellent condition and both elevators and planes have exceptional safety records.

So if it’s not acceptable for elevators and planes why would you accept a similar risk with Alberta’s road infrastructure?

Well, there’s bad news on that.

A recent report from Statistics Canada confirms that 43 per cent of Alberta’s highways are in fair, poor, or very poor condition. This means right now in our province there are more than 13,500 kilometres of roads requiring some rehabilitation or reconstruction.