_ THE “CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM
TO: B. Kirk, February 25,
City Administrator

FROM: P.LE. Peters,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Traffic Volumes on Tobb Avenue

RECOMMENDATION:

That Council approve the installation of "No Left Turn
At Any Time" signs on Shaughnessy Street north of Lobb Avenue and
on Mary Hill Road south of Lobb Avenue for a three month period
only with the signs to be removed at the end of the three months.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

Subsequent to the recommendation by the Public Works
Committee to Council at a previous meeting, Council requested the
Engineer to conduct traffic counts on Lobb Avenue. We have
attempted to obtain a count on three successive occasions and
have not been successful in obtaining a full day's count due to
problems with our ancient traffic counters. However, we were
able to obtain counts for short periods of time and the most
Significant count shows a volume of 115 vehicles in the two nour
peak from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. On Tuesday, Februarv 23, 1982,
The highest hour between 3:00 D.m. and 8:00 p.m. was 66 vehicles
between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. which works out to slightly more
than one per minute. Based on normal traffic patterns this
would work out to approximately 660 vehicies per day. The normal
interpretation of this volume of traffic would be considered to
be very light.

A delegation consisting of Mr. Schubert, Mr. Sundberg,
Mr. Brett, and Mr. Bool attended the Public Works Meeting. The
Gelegation requested that Council consider acain the possibility
of installing "No Left Turn" signs. The residents of the stree
feel that it is dangerous =o have their children plaving in their
front vards in case they run onto the road ane point out that
many Of the vehicles proceeding down the road ara speeding. [It
was pointed out to the residents that the proposed signing would