REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: April 24, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-015
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 1245
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Traffic Order 1245 that "Stop" sign and road markings be installed on Kingsmill Road 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 Kingsmill Road and Parklands Drive. This is a "Y" intersection with no traffic controls on Kingsmill Road and Parklands Drive legs. 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 Kingsmill Road. See Attachment A for location map and Traffic Order.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
The "Y" intersection of Kingsmill Road at Parklands Drive is currently uncontrolled. This can lead drivers traveling on all three legs to assume that they are travelling on a continuous through road and that they have the right of way in the intersection. This assumption also invites drivers to operate vehicles at higher speed...
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