Deadly intersection doesn’t meet criteria for traffic lights
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Coun. Steve Hillier argued for the installation of traffic lights at the corner of Sheffield Boulevard and Commissioners Road during a meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee. On July 31, a motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a truck at the intersection.
“Anybody coming out of that neighbourhood is risking their lives,” warned Coun. Steve Hillier during a meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee.
Hillier argued that approval of the latest residential development in the Victoria on the River subdivision should coincide with the installation of traffic lights at the corner of Sheffield Boulevard and Commissioners Road.
On July 31, a motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a truck at the intersection.
Neighbours had previously been sounding the alarm about the T-intersection where westbound vehicles on Commissioners Road approach from a curve and eastbound traffic crests a hill.
However, a planning report reads, “Traffic studies completed to date indicate that the intersection of Sheffield Boulevard and Commissioners Road East has not met the warrant thresholds for signalization based on recorded traffic volumes.”
As more development occurs in the area, staff commit to update their analysis.
“Is there a way that council can override the warrants and allow for a traffic signal to be included at this location?” Hillier asked during the committee meeting.
