Border to NB (Photo: Sam Sulnier on Facebook)
If you have taken advantage of travelling within our new Atlantic bubble, you may have faced some lineups coming into New Brunswick.
The province says they are developing a technology-enabled solution that will help to speed the traffic flow.
Public Safety spokesperson Coreen Enos says when lineups have gotten too long, and were posing safety concerns, vehicles from Atlantic Canada were allowed to enter New Brunswick without being checked.
Once lineups lessened, the usual process resumed, with some vehicles being stopped and questioned.
Enos says New Brunswick vehicles, commercial traffic and daily commuters with work passes, as well as those with a Prince Edward Island permit, are crossing faster than others.
The province is also making improvements to screening points this week that will help to speed up the process.
Meantime, Liberal Tourism Critic Jacques Leblanc is calling on the Higgs government to immediately provide their plan to ensure improved traffic flow and safety at the provincial borders..
“It’s obvious that the Provincial government was not at all prepared for the increased traffic at the border,” said LeBlanc “PEI and Nova Scotia obviously both had time to elaborate a plan and put protocols in place to avoid the ridiculous wait times we saw at our borders. Why is New Brunswick so far behind?”
The Higgs government has said improvements are planned, and had hinted at a technological system, but has not released any details.
“The sooner a proper system is put in place, the better,” Leblanc says.
He adds, he is concerned the lineups from last weekend, will impact tourists and their decision to visit our province.
