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REPORT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE F i I e #
Date: JULY 5, 1993 Res. #,/z
File#: 21 By-Law#
Report#:
Subject: AMENDMENTS TO CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC BY-LAW - KING STREET FAST,
BOWMANVILLE
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-25-93 be received; and
2 . THAT the By-laws attached to Report WD-25-93 be forwarded to
Council for approval.
REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Key Map
No. 2 : By-law amending general provisions and creating a
new Schedule XXXII to By-law 91-58
No. 3: By-law amending Schedules 1 and 2 of By-law 91-58
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 The reconstruction and widening of King Street East and Mearns
Avenue will be completed by mid-July. The widening of King
Street provides for two (2) lanes eastbound and westbound,
plus a centre left-turn lane. It is necessary to make
amendments to the Consolidated Traffic By-law to provide for
signing King Street East to provide for the left-turn lane and
other changes .
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REPORT NO. : WD-25-93 PAGE 2
3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3 . 1 The new configuration of the traffic lanes and the centre
left-turn lane are illustrated on Attachment No. 1. In order
to provide for the changes, the following are required:
(a) Amend the general provisions of the Consolidated
Traffic By-law to create a Schedule XXXII and to
provide for the left-turn lane. The proposed By-
law (Attachment No. 2) will achieve this.
(b) King Street from Liberty Street to Haines Street
(which is located 2 . 0 kms east of Mearns Avenue) is
now posted' as 'No Parking' . The new centre turning
lane, will now require a change to , create a 'No
Stopping Zone' . This will prevent people from
stopping in the through traffic lanes and causing
congestion.
The
proposed By-law (Attachment No. 3) will achieve
this .
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
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Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Mwrence E. Ko ff,
Director of Public Works Chief Adminis r ive Officer
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June 22, 1993
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 93-
Being a By-law to amend By-law 91-58 being a
By-law to regulate traffic on highways,
municipal and private property in the Town of
Newcastle
WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle
deems it desirable to amend By-law 91-58;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Town of
Newcastle enacts as follows:
1. Section 12, "One-way Highways", of By-law 91-58 is amended by
adding the following reference:
12. (2) The HIGHWAYS set out in Column 1 of Schedule XXXII
to this By-law having been divided "into clearly
marked lanes for vehicular traffic between the
limits set out in Column 2 of the said Schedule,
each of the said lanes indicated in Column 3 of the
said schedule, during the times or days set out in
Column 4 of the said schedule is hereby designated
for vehicular traffic moving in the particular
direction set out in Column 5 of the said schedule
and such designation shall .be indicated by an
official sign.
2. List of Schedules of By-law 91-58 is amended by adding the
following reference:
XXXII ONE-WAY TRAFFIC LANES
3. By-law 91-58 is amended by adding the following schedule:
SCHEDULE XXXII
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC LANES
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Times
Highway Between Lanes or Days Direction
King Street 50 metres Centre Anytime Eastbound
West east of and
(Bowmanville) Durham Westbound
Regional left turning
Road 14
and 50
metres
west of
Mearns
Avenue
ATTACHMENT NO. 2
WD-25-93
4. This By-law shall come into force on the date that it is
approved by the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham
and when signs to the effect are erected.
BY-LAW read a first and second time this 12th day of July, 1993.
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 12th day of July,
1993.
MAYOR
CLERK
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 93-
Being a By-law to amend By-law 91-58 being a
By-law to regulate traffic on highways,
municipal and private property in the Town of
Newcastle
WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle
deems it desirable to amend By-law 91-58;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of The Town of
Newcastle enacts as follows:
1. Schedule II, "NO PARKING", of By-law 91-58 is amended by
deleting the following reference:
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Prohibited
Highway Side Between Time or Days
King Street North and Durham Anytime
(Bowmanville) South Regional
Road 14
and Haines
Street
2. Schedule I, "NO STOPPING", of By-law 91-58 is amended by
adding the following reference:
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Highway Side Prohibited ,
Between Time
King Street North-and Durham Anytime
- (Bowmanville) South Regional-
Road 14
and Haines
Street
3. This By-law shall come into force when signs to the effect are
erected.
BY-LAW read a first and second time this 12th day of July, 1993.
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 12th day of July,
1993.
MAYOR
CLERK
ATTACHMENT NO. 3
WD-25-93
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