Road will be washed out for awhile

It’ll be sometime before they have that washout on Route 114 to Fundy National Park and Hopewell Rocks fixed.

The Times and Transcript reports barricades have been erected to stop motorists and pedestrians from venturing too close because that section of road at Stoney Creek remains too unstable for even work crews to work on it.

The Transportation Department says water continues to build up on the upstream side of the washout.  They were planning to replace the culvert that failed this spring…but now engineers have to reassess the situation once they can get close enough to do so.

Call for stiffer fines for disabled parking spots

Ability New Brunswick wants cities and towns to increase the fines for people parking in disabled spots.

It would like to see the fine go to $172.50, according to CBC. Right now the fine in Moncton is $45…in Dieppe $30.

Executive Director Haley Flaro says the misuse of accessible parking spaces is becoming more of a problem…people are missing appointments because they can’t find a spot due to people without the proper permits parking in the accessible spaces…and there are also safety issues.