Another accident at Keating Cross Road and the Pat Bay Highway.
The first was a three-vehicle crash on the Pat Bay Highway that snarled traffic at the end of the evening commute.
It happened just before 6:30 pm at the Keating Cross Road turnoff and officials say it was the result of someone trying to turn across the traffic when they shouldn’t have.
“Apparently there was a car turning left and it turned in front of cars going the other way.” says Dep. Chief Rob Nelson of Central Saanich Fire.
“There should be an overpass here but there isn’t so people just have to be careful making left turns.”
The crash brought north bound traffic to a standstill and shutdown the highway for more than an hour.
Three people had to be rushed to hospital and officials say two of the three vehicles in the crash were totaled.
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There has been talk of a flyover heading north on the Highway for years, for making the left turn onto Keating X Road.
This would be an expensive solution and could be delayed because of funding.
A less expensive solution could be implemented by closing the access to Keating X Road heading north at the highway. Red arrow on map.
There could still be the merge lane heading south on the highway from Keating X Road.
Access to and from Keating X Road to the north is already in place along Central Saanich Road to the controlled intersection at Island View Road and the highway. Route in Red on map.
Access to and from Keating X Road to the south is already in place along Central Saanich Road and Tanner Road. Route in Blue on map
The Tanner Road intersection at the highway would need lights installed to make it safer.
This is an easy fix that could be done tomorrow if there was the will to try it.