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CORPORATION F THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT R. DUPUIS,P. ENG., DIRECTOR
HAMPTON,ONTARIO TEL.(416)263.2231
LOB 1J0 987.5039
REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1985.
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REPORT NO. : WD-58-85
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SUBJECT: SPEED LIMIT ON OLD SCUGOG ROAD
BOWMANUILLE HERITAGE ESTATES
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended:
1. That this report be received; and,
2. That the speed limit on Old Scugog Road from Regional
Road 57 to 1200 metres northerly be posted as 50
kilometres per hour, in accordance with the Highway
Traffic Act for a built up area; and,
3. That the associated cost of installing the signs be
assessed against the developer's contribution to
improve Old Scugog Road.
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REPORT NO. WD-58-85
REPORT:
The Public Works Department has received several requests to
reduce the speed limit on Old Scugog Road abutting the
Bowmanville Heritage Estates Development. The present
unposted speed limit is 80 kilometres per hour.
In accordance with today's standards and criteria the road
surface is recognized as narrow and deficient, and a reduced
speed limit would be in order. The authority to sign this
section of road comes from the Highway Traffic Act, Section
82-16, which states that no person shall drive a motor
vehicle at a greater rate of speed than 50 kilometres per
hour on a highway within a city, town, village, police
village, or built-up area.
This section of Old Scugog Road will certainly be considered
a built-up area when all phases of the development are
complete. The homes already occupied are generating
additional vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Concerns have
been raised by the residents with respect to the safety of
children waiting for school buses, etc.
Public Works Staff have discussed this matter with the
Region of Durham' s Traffic Division and the Police
Department who concur with these recommendations.
Respectfully submitted,
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R.G. Dupuis, . Eng.,
Director of Public Works.
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September 9, 1985.