Port Hawkesbury Council has made a move to have their voices heard about the main thoroughfare in town.

They approved a motion Tuesday, to return Reeves Street back to four lanes.

The roadway is a provincial highway administered by the Department of Public Works.

After a meeting June 14, with Public Works, CAO Terry Doyle presented council with a letter from engineers addressing 14 issues elected officials made about changes to the roadway.

However, because it has been an ongoing issue for years, Deputy Mayor Mark MacIver put the motion forward to go back to the original configuration, to get the province’s attention.

“It being a provincial highway, it will put the onus back on the province to get the changes corrected and prove to the municipality that it can work at no cost to us, the taxpayers.”

MacIvor says he wants the province to provide council with reasons why Reeves Street should not go back to the way it was.

He specifically pointed out difficult left hand turns at the TD Bank and the Sobeys outlet that snarl up traffic.

Councillors backed the motion, including Hughie MacDougall who expressed his frustration.

“Any left turn that has three or more cars, they get in that lane… the fourth car that wants to turn has to stay in the other lane. So, every time regardless of light changes or what, there’s a line up behind us…all the time…every day, it’s like that.”

MacDougall says the problem is only going to get worse when tourists come to town.

The town will send a letter to the Minister of Public Works, reviewed by council, explaining their decision.