Transportation Committee

 

 

 

 

 

TO:

Mayor and Members of Council

 

 

 

 

FROM:

Alan Brown, Director of Engineering

 

 

 

 

PREPARED BY:

Balendra Sinnadurai, Engineering Technician

 

 

 

 

DATE OF MEETING:

2004-Jan-26

 

 

 

 

SUBJECT:

Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard - All -way Stop Control

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

THAT Schedule 12 of By-law 106-71 for an all-way stop control be amended to include the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard and that the attached by-law be approved.

 

AND THAT the Operations and Asset Management Department be directed to install all-way stop signs at the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard upon approval of the attached by-law, and upon receipt of funding from the Developer.

                       

AND THAT The York Regional Police Department be requested to enforce the all-way stop control upon installation of these signs.

 

 

PURPOSE:

 

This report is to recommend that an all-way stop control be installed at the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard.

 

 

BACKGROUND:

 

The Engineering Department received a request for an All-way Stop Control at the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard (see Attachment 1). Castlemore Avenue runs east/west and William Berczy Boulevard runs north/south.  Currently, there is a stop control on William Berczy Boulevard, providing right-of-way to traffic on Castlemore Avenue. 

 

OPTIONS/DISCUSSION:

 

To determine the need for all-way stop control, the local traffic conditions must meet the minimum requirements of the all-way stop warrant adopted by the Town.  The warrant is based on guidelines established by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario and assists in assessing the need for additional right-of-way control at an intersection.  A turning movement count was conducted during the peak hour of the day at this intersection and the resulting warrant analysis is as follows:

 

 

WARRANT 1

 

 

WARRANT 2

 

 

Vehicular Volume

 

 

Volume Split

 

 

  (All Approaches)

 

 

 

 

Criteria

Recorded Value

Criteria Met?

Criteria

Recorded Value

Criteria Met?

 

 

 

 

 

 

> 350

481

Yes

< 75 / 25

56 / 44

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An All-way Stop Sign Control is warranted when both warrants 1 and 2 are satisfied.  In accordance with the above analysis, Warrants 1 and 2 were satisfied, therefore the Engineering Department recommends an All-way Stop Control for the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard.  Based on this recommendation, the proposed All-way Stop Control will improve the traffic operation at the above noted intersection.

 

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

 

The Developer will provide funding for the installation of all-way stop control.

 

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

 

Subject to Council’s approval and receipt of funding from the Developer, the Operations and Asset Management Department will install the proposed all-way stop control at the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Blvd.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 – Location Map

By-Law ( attached )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Brown, C.E.T.

Director of Engineering

 

Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Commissioner of Development Services

 

 

 

 

 

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