THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

MAY 5 to8q

TO: Mayor and Council May list, 1980

FROM: Public Works Committee

Report from the Public Works Committee Meeting held Tuesday,
April 29th, 1980.

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman E.W. Mabbett

Alderman L.M. Traboulay

F.E. Peters, P. Eng., City Engineer
ITEM I

Re: Extension of Truck Route on Pitt River Road

The attached sketch shows the location of truck routes
in the City. You will notice that the truck route on McLean
Avenue has no place to go. This is leading to problems as the
police attempt to enforce our truck route by-law. Vehicles
from the east are lead to believe that they can proceed west
along McLean Avenue. However, when they get to the intersection
of McLean Avenue and Pitt River Road the truck route comes to an
abrupt end. This leaves them with no place to go except in
violation of our by~law. Similarly, vehicles proceeding south
on Mary HillRoad and expecting to turn onto Pitt River Road to
proceed to the industries located along McLean Avenue, find
when they reach Pitt River Road that they are not allowed to

turn.

The Committee recommends that the truck route along
McLean be extended as far as Mary Hill Road with appropriate
signs erected to ensure that this truck traffic does not turn
off on Tyner.

ITEM II
Re: Left-turn Signal at Coast Meridian and Lougheed Highway

Council had requested the Committee to consider whether
we should ask the Department of Highways to install a separate
left-turn signal for the intersection of Coast Meridian Road and
Lougheed Highway. Several area residents had suggested that there
was some difficulty in making a left turn and that the accident
rate was very high.

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