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MEETING: THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
DATE: June 10, 1986.
FILE #:
1986 ROAD CONSTRUCTION - BUDGET REALLOCATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the,G.P. & A. Committee recommend to
Council the following: p
1. That i h-i-s. reportnbe received and,
2. That a project consisting of the construction of a storm sewer system
along Durham Street, Ontario Street and Brown Street to provide
adequate storm sewer capacity for Queen Street from Liberty Street to
Ontario Street and for Ontario Street from Queen Street to Durham
Street be substituted in the 1986 Budget for the project consisting of
the reconstruction of Ontario Street from Queen Street to Albert
Street; and,
3. That the funds included for the Ontario Street reconstruction project
be allocated to fund the design and construction of the proposed storm
sewer works, the 1986 design of the Ontario Street reconstruction and
the design of the reconstruction of Queen from Liberty Street to
Ontario Street.
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Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars are included in the 1986 budget for
the reconstruction of Ontario Street from Queen Street to Albert Street.
Due to some substantial and unanticipated storm sewer outfall requirements
the cost of the proposed reconstruction of Ontario Street from Queen Street
to Durham Street (one block north of Albert Street) complete with the
necessary storm sewer system including the outfall sewer along Durham Street
has recently been estimated to be $350,000.00.
This anticipated $100,000.00 over -run caused staff to re- evaluate the entire
project. Upon review of the proposed reconstruction of Ontario Street it
was noted that due to the extremely dangerous existing conditions at the
intersections of Ontario Street and Queen Street and Ontario Street and
Liberty Street, it would be wise to incorporate a modified intersection
alignment into the reconstruction plans. The new alignment would result in
a more nearly 90 degree intersection at these two locations which would
cause motorists to slow down and negotiate the intersections in a more
conscious manner. (see attached)
This le4d to the suggestion that since the normal short cut along Queen
Street to Ontario Street and down to Liberty Street or vice versa would be
somewhat disrupted, that the idea of encouraging Queen Street traffic to
continue east on Queen Street to Regional Road #14, Liberty Street should
be considered..
Working on the idea of encouraging traffic away from Ontario Street and onto
Queen Street le,�d staff to the conclusion that Queen Street should be
reconstructed at least from Liberty Street to Ontario Street prior to any
Ontario Street and intersection reconstruction. If Ontario Street were
reconstructed first, heavy traffic volumes would be forced to travel on a
very narrow and deficient portion of Queen Street between Liberty Street and
Ontario Street during the reconstruction of Ontario Street. Then when Queen
Street was being reconstructed the traffic would be encouraged to use the
newly constructed Ontario Street and the traffic pattern may then never be
returned to Queen Street.
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The reconstruction of Queen Street would have several positive aspects:
Firstly it would substantially reduce if not eliminate the transport traffic
on Ontario Street past the Ontario Street Public School.
It would provide a by -pass of the downtown from Queen Street and King Street
through to Liberty Street (a regional road which function it is to carry
high traffic volumes).
It would feed traffic out to Liberty close to the proposed new A & P store
and Bowmanville Memorial Hospital.
It is recommended that the design of the Queen Street reconstruction from
Liberty Street to Ontario Street be carried out in 1986 so that accurate
estimates can be included in the 1987 budget proposal.
Staff have also spoken to the Ministry with some preliminary favourable feed-
back with respect to a possible proposal for supplementary funding to
complete the "Queen Street by-pass". It was suggested by staff that the
Town's regular program include the reconstruction of Queen Street from
Liberty Street to Ontario Street and possibly a resurfacing of Queen Street
Street from Ontario Street to Temperance Street and supplementary funding
from the Ministry being requested for the urbanized reconstruction of Queen
Street from Temperance Street to King Street. This scenario will be
explored at budget time.
It is staff's intention at this time that the reconstruction of Ontario
Street simply be delayed not cancelled. Ontario Street as a local collector
street would be proposed for reconstruction after Queen Street.
Respectfully submitted,
Gordon J. Ough, P. Eng.,
Director of Public Works.
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June 10, 1986
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