Days after a motor coach rolled, injuring about 30 people, those who live near the highway where it happened are once again asking the province to straighten out that stretch of road.
Some residents who live near Highway 28 near Redwater where the incident happened told CTV News the area has always been dangerous, that particular part of the highway has earned the dubious name ‘Cursed Corner'.
The highway has been the site of dozens of collisions, including one in 1989 that took the life of George Grainger's daughter, Tara.
"Immediately, [I thought] ‘Not another one'," Grainger said of the most recent crash. "There's been several on that corner and on the highway in total."
Grainger and other residents told CTV News changes to the highway have been promised for decades, but nothing has been done.
"We got no satisfaction," Grainger said. "They repaved some of it, re-aligned some of it, but it still does the same thing."
Grainger pointed out the highway needs to be twinned, and sharp curves need to be straightened out.
As recently as last year, a proposal was unveiled to completely re-align the highway, including several interchanges.
The crash has put that stretch of road on the minds of some MLAs as well, including the Transportation Minister Ray Danyluk.
However, he told CTV News Highway 28 is not the government's focus right now; resources are going towards Highway 63.
He couldn't say when changes would be on the way for Highway 28.
"That's one of the corners," Danyluk said. "But it's not something that's on the three-year plan."
Regardless, Grainger is concerned the highway near his home will only see more traffic, and more danger in the future.
"As [Fort] McMurray and as the Heartland grows, this highway will be used more and more."
RCMP said Monday they have begun an extensive investigation into the most recent bus crash near Redwater, and are asking anyone who may have been a witness to the crash to call Redwater RCMP at 780-942-3607.
With files from Bill Fortier
