REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: April 24, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-013
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 - Traffic Order 1243
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Traffic Order 1243 that "Stop" sign and road markings be installed on McAdam Place at the intersection of Parklands Drive.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Regulation 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 (Staff 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.
The location in question is the intersection of McAdam Place and Parklands Drive. This is a four legged intersection with no traffic controls on McAdam Place and Parklands Drive legs. However it does have traffic control on the west leg that services a strata property. It was identified to have a high priority for action in the Report. The recommendation is that a stop sign and road markings be installed on McAdam Place. See Attachment A for location map and Traffic Order.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
The four leg intersection of McAdam Place at Parklands Drive is currently uncontrolled except for the west leg that services the strata subdivision. This can lead drivers traveling on the municipal roads directions to assume that they have t...
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