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Mayor and Council
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CITY GF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

Public Works Committee

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SEP 25 1978

September 15th, 1978

Report of Public Works Committee Meeting held September 13th,

1978,

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman E.W. Mabbett
Alderman LL.M.
F.E. Peters, P. Eng, City Engineer.

The Public Works Committee felt that the following

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items should be discussed by Council In Committee prior to
appearing in open Council.

ITEM I

Re: Chester at Shaughnessy "ntersection

Complaints have been received from residents of Fraser

Avenue west of Shaughnessy Street and from the Catholic Church
on Shaughnessy Street that a.great number of cars are turning
around in the driveways or making a U-turn on the street.

Upon investigation, it is apparent that these turning i
movements are made by people leaving Chester Street northbound -
who want to go south on Shaughnessy but cannot make a left turn

at Chester because of the median on Shaughnessy. These people

find it quicker and easier to make
turn around in somebody's driveway than to go around the block
It is not known whethsr these trips
originate at the park or at the bucinesses, along Coquitlam
Avenue or whether it is through traffic from Coquitlam Avenue.
combination of all of these.

via Flint and Fraser.

It is likely a

@ U-turn on the street or

There ‘is no form of signing which will legally prevent

the movements that are taking place ox even encourage drivers to i

go around the block.

to exit onto Sha

complaint from the businesses on Co
their business.

The only possible solution which the
Committee can reccmmend is to make Chester Street a one-way
street southbound as shown on the attacheé sketch. This would
allow traffic to enter Chester Street from Shaughnassy but not

The consequences would Ike increased
. traffic on Fraser Avenue east of Shaughnessy as well as a possibic

quitlam that we are affecting

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