REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: April 24, 2017 Report No. EPW-17-016
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 1246
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Traffic Order 1246 that existing "Yield" sign on Grenville Avenue (west leg) at Woodway Road be replaced with a "Stop" sign and road markings at the same location and that a stop sign be installed on Woodway Road (east leg), and that Traffic Order 358 be rescinded.
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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 (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 by a resident to Engineering.
The location in question is the intersection of Grenville Avenue and Woodway Road. This intersection is created by the meeting of a driveway entrance, Grenville Avenue and Woodway Road. The major legs of this intersection are the south leg of Grenville Avenue and west leg of Woodway Road. The north leg of Grenville Avenue and east leg of Woodway Road are the minor legs. It was identified to have a high priority for action in the Report. The recommendation is that the yield sign located on Grenville Avenue ...
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