Dusty roads are creating hard times for some residents in Regina.
“It’s affected a lot of aspects of our home, our lives, and our health,” Bev Leung said at her home on Andrews Crescent in the Uplands neighborhood.
On Leung’s property, virtually everything is coated in a layer of dust. She said much of it comes from vehicles driving on Winnipeg Street North, making the dust blow into their neighbourhood.
“It’s almost pointless trying to keep anything clean,” Glenda McFarlane said.
MacFarlane lives down the road from Leung and she said they have to clean dust almost daily.
Both homeowners are worried about the potential health effects of breathing in the fine dust, but they’re also worried about their pugs. The breed usually has breathing problems, but the dust appears to be making things worse.
“We’ve talked to the vet and they say it’s probably caused from the dust.”
The last time the gravel section of Winnipeg Street North was oiled to prevent dust was on April 27. Since then both Leung and McFarlane have made numerous calls to the city.
“I just want some answers. I don’t want to hear that the city’s monitoring it, because we’ve heard this over and over,” McFarlane said angrily.
“If they are indeed monitoring it I see this as they’re choosing to do nothing about it.”
The city says they check municipal gravel roads daily, and flag problem areas for maintenance. The roads are also graded regularly to help prevent potholes.
Norman Kyle, director of roadways and transportation with the City of Regina, said the roads are usually oiled three times per season, but the dry year so far is creating challenges.
The city is now considering some other options.
“We’re actually looking at having water trucks go out there at peak times of day just to give it an extra level of keeping the dust down,” he explained.
Kyle added that Winnipeg Street North is expected to be oiled next week if the weather permits.
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