While some might see the need of a Highway 6 bypass in Morriston as a local issue, support is growing outside Puslinch’s borders.
Conversations are happening with municipalities to the south, whose traffic is affected by the bottleneck in Morriston for traffic on Highway 6 heading to Highway 401 or north.
On Feb. 5, councillors briefly talked about correspondence between Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina and Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott.
Arnott met with Bratina briefly after the Lincoln M. Alexander Awards ceremony earlier this year.
Arnott’s email provided an update on the meeting about the Highway 6 Morriston bypass.
“As you are aware, Highway 6 is an important economic corridor linking the 401 to the Hamilton/Niagara region. However, it is a traffic bottleneck which is not only a public safety issue, but is also hurting our economy. I believe that a bypass would have clear economic benefits not only for the City of Hamilton, but also for much of southwestern Ontario.”
Arnott commented on his work with the mayor, council and local residents on the issue.
Arnott added that last February, he tabled a Private Member’s Resolution asking the Minister of Transportation to prioritize the Highway 6 Morriston Bypass project by placing it on the Southern Highways Program, the Ministry’s five-year investment plan in highway construction for Southern Ontario; and in the short term, support immediate measures to calm highway traffic through Morriston in the Township of Puslinch.”
He asked this resolution go before Hamilton city council in the hopes that this would help urge the Minister of Transportation to place the Highway 6 Morriston Bypass on the Ministry’s five-year plan for highway construction.
Noting that Puslinch Mayor Dennis Lever had spoken with the mayor of Guelph, councillor Wayne Stokley asked if there were similar conversations with other area mayors.
Lever said he’d had recent discussion with the mayors of Hamilton and Burlington.
