REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: March 6, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-007
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Implementation of Traffic Control Review Project Recommendations
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Traffic Order 1241 that existing "Yield" signs on Hutchinson Avenue at Rockheights Avenue and Hutchinson Place at Rockheights Avenue be replaced with "Stop" signs and road markings at the same locations, and rescind Traffic Orders 399 and 536.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2005, No. 2607
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy and Liveable Community - ensure multi-modal traffic strategies consider and reflect business and residential growth and development
Well Managed and Maintained Infrastructure - identify infrastructure repair and proactively plan for replacement needs
BACKGROUND:
In early 2016 the Township received a Traffic Control Review report (EPW-16-001). This report was sponsored by ICBC and the Township with the work being completed by a professional engineer/traffic engineer with an external consultant. The objective of the Project was to undertake a comprehensive review of traffic signs and road markings within the Township of Esquimalt and make recommendations to modifications. For this location, this concern was also identified to Engineering by a resident.
The location in question is the intersection of Rockheights Avenue and Hutchinson Avenue/Hutchinson Place. This is a four legged intersection with no traffic controls on the Rockheights legs and yield signs on Hutchinson Avenue (east leg)/Hutchinson Place (west leg). It was identified as a medium priority for action in the ICBC report, but was upgraded to high priority due to the concern identified by the resident. The recommendation is that signs located at east and west legs be changed from a yield sign to a stop sign. See Attachment A for location map and Traf...
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