HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-116-80 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
Director's Report to Public Works Committee of September 30, 1980.
ITEM: WD-116-80.
DATE: September 22, 1980.
SUBJECT: Pedestrian Underpass, Regional Road 57.
Bowmanville Heights.
BACKGROUND:
Attached is correspondence received from the Principal of Waverley
Public School referring to the pedestrian underpass under Regional
Road 57, which provides an east-west thoroughfare for pedestrian
traffic.
In 1977, over and above the Terms of the Development, the Developer
carried out additional works to the underpass and, subsequently,
the latter was assumed by the Municipality in December of the same
year.
REPORT:
During the past,years, lighting the underpass has been a constant
problem as, no matter what type of installation is used, lights
are destroyed by vandalism.
At one time, spotlights were considered but, due to their inherent
nature, it was felt that such intense lighting would cause a
visibility hazard to motorists, and would be an annoyance to any
adjacent property owners.
The concerns expressed are well appreciated but past experience
has shown that little or nothing can be done to protect a lighting
system from vandalism in this underpass, and no satisfactory and
economical solution is available to alleviate this ongoing problem.
CONCLUSION:
As a result of the detrimental financial impact, due to vandalism,
caused to various lighting systems for the pedestrian underpass,
it is recommended that no further action be taken.