Councillor Tadeson Pushes Province on Highway 6 Safety Crisis

The numbers don't lie, and they're unacceptable. Highway 6, north and south of the Haldibrook Road intersection sees an average of 12 serious accidents every year. With construction now delayed until 2028, that means many more families may potentially face tragedy while we wait.

"By delaying construction until 2028, the Ministry is willingly accepting 30 to 40 more serious accidents in this area," Councillor Mark Tadeson told the Ministry of Transportation Ontario this week. "This needs to be prioritized."

The Ministry recently confirmed that current work at the intersection is still in preliminary design and environmental assessment phases, with construction three years away in 2028. But Councillor Tadeson isn't accepting that timeline for Highway 6 safety.

"Ask MPP Bobby Ann Brady, ask Speaker of the house, MPP Donna Skelly," he said. "This is important and should be moved up the queue if the Ministry is truly considering safety as its first priority."

The safety concerns go beyond just timing. Councillor Tadeson is pushing back against the Ministry's potential solution of a roundabout, arguing it won't address the real problem.

"I strongly feel that a traffic circle does no justice to the issues we are experiencing on Highway 6 in southern Glanbrook and north Caledonia," he wrote to the Ministry's preliminary design team. "There is simply too much traffic on this stretch of highway for traffic from adjacent rural side roads to safely enter or cross, unless there is a break created by a stoplight at Haldibrook."

Rural drivers know the challenge. Highway 6 carries heavy traffic, and east to west roads like Haldibrook see farm equipment, school buses, and residents trying to cross or merge into fast-moving traffic. Without controlled breaks in that flow, accidents keep happening.

While the Ministry's operational traffic engineering team will review the area for possible short-term measures, no interim safety improvements are currently planned.

Councillor Tadeson won't let this drop. These aren't just statistics, they're neighbours, friends, families, and community members whose safety can't wait until 2028.

The environmental assessment is expected to wrap up by summer 2026. Public notices will be issued soon, and residents are encouraged to submit comments to make their voices heard in the official record.

But the Councillor's message to the MTO is clear: the current timeline and proposed solutions aren't good enough for a stretch of highway that's proven deadly year after year.