"If drivers had driven onto the snow packed in the curb lanes, their vehicles could have been launched into the air and onto the other side of the guard rails, according to Myles Currie, director of winter and seasonal services for the city's transportation services division."
"The volume and rapid accumulation of snow exceeded the capacity of existing internal and contracted snow removal resources. Not proceeding with this contract would have prolonged cleanup times and extended the associated impacts, including heightened safety risks and disruption to essential travel for residents, businesses, and emergency services."
"Currie pointed to a deadly car crash in Kitchener, Ont. that happened on Jan. 26, when a driver, a 38-year-old Waterloo woman, drove onto a snowbank on the Highway 7 flyover ramp. Her vehicle fell onto the highway below and she died at the scene."
Toronto contracted Webber Infrastructure Management Canada Ltd. for emergency snow removal on the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway after two major January snowfalls deposited 60 and 30 centimetres respectively. Snow accumulation in curb lanes posed a safety hazard, potentially acting as ramps that could launch vehicles over guard rails with fatal consequences. City staff cited a deadly January crash in Kitchener where a driver struck a snowbank and fell onto the highway below. The volume and rapid accumulation exceeded existing snow removal capacity, necessitating the emergency contract to prevent prolonged cleanup, safety risks, and disruption to essential services.
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