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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
REPORT
Meeting: COUNCIL File #
Date: Monday, July 13, 1992 Res. #
Report# 9_2 Fide#: _RC_._3_6 .0 2 By-Law#
Subject: REMOVAL OF BARRICADES ON PHAIR AVENUE, COURTICE
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended:
1. THAT Report WD-63-92 be received for information.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Key Map
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 At the meeting of the General Purpose and Administration
Committee held on Monday, July 6, 1992, direction was given
to report to the July 13, 1992, Council Meeting regarding the
proposal to remove the barricades on Phair Avenue.
3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENTS
3 . 1 The barricades on the east end of Phair Avenue were put in
place in mid 1987 in response to complaints from the residents
on Phair Avenue that a large number of construction vehicles
were using Phair Avenue as a route to the construction sites
for the subdivisions under construction in the area at that
time.
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3 .2 The construction in the area is complete and we have been
receiving several phone calls from residents in the area
demanding that the barricades be removed. At the present time
residents in the area west of Prestonvale Road must use Claret
Road if they wish to get to Sandringham Drive and likewise the
residents on the east side of Sandringham Drive must use
Claret Road if they wish to get to Prestonvale Road. As noted
on the key map Claret Road is about 450 metres ( 1330 ft. )
south of Phair Avenue.
3. 3 On June 26 1992, a letter was sent to the residents of Phair
Avenue advising them that it is our intention to remove the
barricades at the end of July.
3 .4 Phair- Avenue has open ditch drainage with culverts at each
entrance and the road is surface treated. Residents on Phair
Avenue are concerned that if the barricades are removed a
relatively large amount of traffic may be using Phair Avenue.
Residents concerns are mainly that there are no sidewalks on
Phair Avenue.
3 .5 One option would be to close Phair Avenue off permanently at
the intersection with Sandringham Drive. The problem with
this option is that there are houses located at the north-
west and south-west intersection of Phair Avenue and
Sandringham Drive. This makes it impossible to build a turn
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around for maintenances vehicles such as snowplows and fire
trucks .
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3 .6 Since Phair Avenue has open ditch drainage it would be
necessary to reconstruct the road in order to build sidewalks .
The estimated cost to reconstruct Phair Avenue with storm
sewers, curb and gutter and sidewalks is $240,000. No
provision has been made in the 1992 Four Year Forecast for
this work.
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Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawrence E. Ko s ff,
Director of Public Works Chief AdministFative Officer
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July 8, 1992
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