Residents near Esquimalt Lagoon in Colwood, who are concerned about increasing traffic volumes and speeding in the area, are calling on the City to take action.
For the last several years, residents on Milburn Drive, Lagoon Road and Ocean Boulevard have seen an increasing number of cars speeding through the area going anywhere from 10 kilometres to 40 kilometres an hour over the posted 40 km/h speed limit.
Many use the area as a cut through to avoid Metchosin Road.
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In May 2017, Colwood council passed a recommendation to have city engineers look into the concerns and prepare a report on traffic volumes, speeding and pedestrian safety in the area. Speed readers were also installed in June to help gather information.
According to the City, staff are compiling and analyzing the speed reader data and a study on traffic calming will be mailed to residents in the surrounding area before the end of April. The CityB次元官网网址檚 traffic calming policy states that measures will only be considered if 50 per cent of the surveys are returned, and 75 per cent of returned surveys must endorse a specific measure for the City to proceed with the work.
But residents are hoping to see the information from the speed readers before the survey goes out to help inform their decisions.
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Milburn Drive resident Susan MacDonald said this is a problem that has been going on for years and is at her witB次元官网网址檚 end. She now has to blare music in her garden to drown out the noise of cars speeding by.
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Mayor Carol Hamilton said speeding is an issue throughout the municipality, noting itB次元官网网址檚 important to review the information before determining a solution.
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B次元官网网址淲hat will be the best course of action to modify the behaviour of people who tend to slide by? We have to look at many of the areas in the locale and make sure that people are respecting and participating in the rules of the road.B次元官网网址�
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