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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-11-18 Minutes I - 7 Minutes-approved by committee MINUTES Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee Thursday November 18, 2004 Location: Committee Room 1A Enter via Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance St. Bowmanville, thru the north door on Church St. Present Clayton Morgan, David Duffle, Dirk Zinner, Shane Morris, (Voting Ron Radcliffe, Wayne Godwin, Fred Johns, Andrew Kozak, Members) Dave Rickard, Gord Lee Present Leslie Benson, Tony Cannella, Ron Balser, Stuart McAllister (Non-Voting Members) Regrets: Don MacArthur, Keith Richards,Ross Libbey, Glenn Wallis Absent: Brendon Nightingale Secretary: Donna Van Schyndel 1) Minutes of previous meeting (October 21, 2004) The minutes were approved. Moved by; Wayne Godwin Seconded by Shane Morris. CARRIED 2) Items for information a) Road Watch-(Ron Radcliffe) Ron Radcliffe advised that there were 31 citizen report forms. Road Watch Insignia on Roads Ron Balser will check with the Town of Whitby to inquire about arranging for this work to be done during 2005. Page 2 of 4 CTMAC Minutes Thursday,November 18, 2004 Traffic Watch Update-(Ron Baker) Figures sent to the Durham Regional Police since the last CTMAC meeting is as follows: Date Location # of Violations October 6 Cone. Rd. 6, Solina 39 October 8 Cone. Rd. 8, Leskard 105 October 12 Trulls Rd./Mitchell Corners 89 October 13 Old Scugog, Hampton 28 October 18 Cone. Rd. 7, Langmaid 71 October 19 Nash Rd./Fourth Ave. 22 October 26 Cone. Rd. 3 at Lockhart 45 October 27 Old Scugog at Maryleah 57 October 28 Cone. Rd. 8, Leskard 88 November 1 Conc. Rd. 6, Solina 40 b) Highway 407 update (Ross Libbey, Leslie Benson) Leslie Benson advised that there was nothing new to report and the December meeting has been cancelled. C) Bowmanville Community Improvement Plan Update (Clayton Morgan) The new street lights are now installed. The interlocking brick at the intersections will be held off until the spring. There are a few deficiencies and consultants are looking into these items. 3) Agenda Items for discussion a) Items of Interest to the Committee Explosion at Propane Plant There was discussion regarding the traffic congestion in the area due to the emergency and the accessibility of emergency access to the site. Tony Cannella advised that there would be meetings in the near future with the appropriate agencies to discuss transportation improvements in the area, to streets such as Liberty Street, Port Darlington Road, East Beach Road, Lambs Road and accessibility to the 401. The municipality has undertaken a study to determine what improvements to the transportation network in this area may be possible to improve accessibility to the arterial road network as well as the 401. Page 3 of 4 CTMAC Minutes Thursday,November 18, 2004 Lake Road at Liberty and queuing from 401 ramp at rush hour The traffic is getting very heavy especially around rush hour and should be investigated. Leslie advised that Liberty Street(Regional Road 14)will be widened to 3 lanes within the next few years. Durham Hwy 2 east of Bowmanville Stuart McAllister stated that this area will not likely be widened in the near future since traffic volumes camlot support any widening. b) Discussion of future presentations and projects This will be a presentation of material pertaining to 4-way stops. C) All-Way Stop Requests-Burketon, intersections of Old Scugog Rd. at Boundary Rd., and Old Scugog Rd. at Concession Rd. 10 Council has requested Engineering and the committee to re-evaluate the 4-way stop request at the intersection of Boundary Road and Old Scugog Road. In addition we are being requested to examine the intersections of the 10th Concession Road and Old Scugog Road for consideration of a 4-way stop as well. Ron Baker stated that during peak times (4-6 p.m.) 100 vehicles pass through the intersection. The committee members were requested that in order to make our discussions regarding these intersections at our January 20, 2005 meeting more constructive, they should visit the sites and become familiar with the characteristics of these intersections. Once a comprehensive review of these intersections is completed and reviewed by the committee, Tony Cannella will report back to Council with recommendations. Painted Bars Such items as painted bars are used for traffic calming and could be used in combination with other measures to help with problem areas such as in Burketon. Other changes Entrance gateway sign without arms will be installed in next two weeks in Burketon. Page 4 of 4 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, November 18, 2004 4) New Business at direction of Chair Longworth Update There was a delay in construction progress because of wet soils conditions. Paving will start as early as next week with the opening of the road and bridge within the next few weeks. Election for Chair Clayton Morgan advised that he will be stepping down as chair and wanted to thank everyone for all the support that he has received while in this position. He would like to wish everyone a safe and festive holiday season. 5) Next Meeting date: January 20, 2005—7:00 p.m. Committee Room 1A, Enter via Municipal Administration Centre, 40 Temperance St. Bowmanville, through the north door on Church St. 6) Adjournment: 8:20 p.m.