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CORPORATION OF 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 AUGUST 3, 1982.
REPORT NO. WD-59-82.
SUBJECT: PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVER.
KING & DIVISION STREETS, BOWMANVILLE.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended:
1 . That this report be received, and;
2. That the Director of Public Works be authorized to ask
the Ministry of Transportation & Communications to recognize
the King Street/Division Street, Bowmanville, intersection
as eligible for traffic signal installation, to be installed
and subsidized in 1983 under the Connecting Link Agreement,and;
3. That the Town advise Mr. George Walton, representative of the
petitioners in the Veltri Complex, that the existing signs and
pavement markings represent the legal requirements for a
Pedestrian Crossover, and;
4. That a copy of Report WD-59-82 be forwarded to Mr. Walton.
REPORT:
As a result of a petition from residents in the Veltri Complex, the
Town considered and installed a Pedestrian Crossover at the King Street/
Division Street, intersection in Bowmanville. The necessary by-laws
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were passed by Council and approved by the Regional Municipality
of Durham and the Ministry of Transportation & Communications.
The Pedestrian Crossover is comprised of roadside signs and pave-
ment markings, as prescribed by The Highway Traffic Act.
In considering the PXO there was little discussion with respect to
what would be placed at the subject location; some were led to
believe that an overhead sign would be installed, but the costs
associated with same (some $5,000. 00) could not be justified, in
view of the fact that warrants for traffic signals were almost met.
A Traffic Study had been performed by the Regional Municipality of
Durham which recommended that the count be updated in June of 1982
to establish new warrants.
A Traffic Count was undertaken on June 11 , 1982, and the results
forwarded to the Region for analysis. In the attached correspondence
the Region advises that the warrants for traffic signals have now
increased, from 82% to 96%. The Region also contacted the Traffic
Signal Engineer for the Ministry of Transportation & Communications
to determine his opinion as to whether a traffic signal installation
would be subsidized at this location. A favourable reply was received,
from the point of view that:
1 . Signal warrants are almost met (96%) .
2. A Pedestrian Crossover is warranted.
3. A Pedestrian Crossover has been installed at a far from
ideal location.
Accordingly, it is recommended that the Town of Newcastle formally
approach the Ministry of Transportation & Communications in an attempt
to have the King/Division Streets intersection recognized as a
warranted location for traffic signals, with the installation being
subsidized. The installation would cost in the order of $30,000. 00
(1982 dollars) of which $27,000. 00 would be paid by the Ministry as
part of the Connecting Link Agreement between the Province and the Town.
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If successful in the recommended approach, the Town could budget
it's portion of the installation costs in the 1983 Budget, with
a view to the work being done early next year.
Respectfully submitted,
R.G. Dupuis, P. Eng. ,
Director of Public Works .
ly 19, 1982.
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