Drumheller can hopefully expect a safe place for dinosaur enthusiasts to pose with the welcoming Drumheller sign dinosaur.
The Town of Drumheller has met with the Government of Alberta and has received a letter in return informing the town that the government anticipates funds to be available in the 2017 budget for a turn out on the south hill.
Mayor Terry Yemen thinks the turnout is a necessity for the town.
“The turnoff is dangerous, it is understandable because kids get excited and that is the first dinosaur they see. There have been close calls. So we have been lobbying the government for a change.”
The road is under the Government of Alberta’s responsibility, so the town expressed their concern of the highly used area.
“We didn’t just go in with our hats in hand and ask them to do this. We had engineered drawings and cost estimates, we had a full comprehensive package. Everything that they thought they would need to do, the Town of Drumheller already did, and that went a long way to getting it approved,” says Yemen.
The project is expected to cost $45,000 for a pull over lane similar to the north hill.
“The word anticipates is a positive step forward, but I would like to see a different word there. I do not see a reason why the government wouldn’t do it. I am remaining positive and hopefully we will have a turn out by the south hill in 2016-2017.”
