It was standing-room only at town hall about 4-laning Highway 69 on Wednesday evening. Sudbury-area MPPs heard safety pleas from crash victims' families, citing how dangerous the 2-lane stretch is. The Ford government told CTV News earlier this week that engineering, planning and First Nation consultations are ongoing but shared no official timelines for completion.

A prevailing theme throughout a town hall meeting on April 29 was that a widespread community push is needed to convince the province to complete the four-laning of Highway 69

Three people have died in two separate crashes on the highway this month

Single-vehicle crash occurred at the junction with Highway 17, with the section of road between the off-ramps remaining closed this morning

Despite the province’s inaction in responding to a land dispute, Magnetawan First Nation Chief Lloyd Noganosh said his community is working to get the Highway 69 expansion done ASAP