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By SARAH A.
ZIMMERAN
SEVERAL instersections
in the Terrace area are
getting a facelift in an ef-
fort to make roads in the

city more safe.

Recent brainstorming
sessions between local
RCMP members, ICBC
officials and the city's
public. works department
have resulted in some im-
mediate changes.

Officials targeted
intersections ar-
. ound Terrace which have
-either a high rate of colli-

sions or have seen high
profile accidents.

“We though we'd try to
‘determine what were the

causal factors in the colli-
sions that occurred at each
says Cnst.
Cam Joseph, of the traffic
services unit. “Each is
unique.”

~ The result of the brain-

"Storming sessions has re-

sulted in some immediate
changes and plans for
change later.

@ Munroe St. and
Lazelle Avenue

ICBC statistics show
this intersection ranks 13
on the list of high-collision
intersections in Terrace.

But several high profile
accidents there, including
one March 21, 2003,
prompted police officers ta
add it to their list of inter-
sections which might be
made safer by looking at
‘signage, engineering or
enforcement solutions.

The March 21 accident

saw a van run the stop

Sign, slamming into a
“southbound minivan, trap-
ping the driver inside and
causing that vehicle to be

“written off.

_ It raised the profile of
that intersection and re-
sulted in both drivers in-
volved in that accident to

‘call for better signage.
As a result, the stop
sign located on the north-
‘east corner will be moved
from it’s location more to-
ward the roadway, so it
won't be obscured by any

overhanging tree limbs.
A white stop bar will be

painted across the west-
bound lane to further in-
crease the sign’s visibility,
says director of public
works Herb Dusdal.

City crews will also be
increasing brushing of
shrubs and trees at this in-
tersection to improve driv-
ers’ visibility of stop signs.

M@ Keith Ave. and Te-
trault St.

Just a few years ago a
no left turn sign between |
p.m. and 6 p.m. was erect-
ed in an effort to curb col-
lisions between vehicles
turning left off Tetrault to-
ward the Sande Overpass.

Though accident rates
did go down slightly there
after that sign was put up,
they still persisted.

The team of analysts
decided something more
had ta be done — so last
week that sign was taken
down and replaced with a
no left turn sign for all
times of the day.

@ Keith Ave. and
Kenney St.

This has been a prob-
lem intersection for
several years and ranks
number three on ICBC’s
list of most fender benders,

Despite erecting large
stop signs for east and
wesibound traffic, com-
plete with little flashing
LED lights embedded in
the sign posts to increase
visibility, collisions there
seem to persist.

Though no immediate
action will be taken, the
task force is exploring the
idea of changing it from a
two-way slop to a four-way
slop.

Dusdal says the city
will look at the viability of
a redesign and the related
costs before moving ahead,
The project could happen
as early as next year.

_ Hi Keith Ave, and Ka-
lum St.

This is the number one
intersection for accidents
in Terrace, according to
ICBC, but many of those
accidents are due to driver
error, says Cnst. Joseph.

There will be no redes-

RCMP CONSTABLES Cam Joseph (ett and Brent Pearson (right hope new
changes at intersections like Munroe St. and Lazelle Ave. will make roads in
Terrace more safe. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO

ign at this intersection but
Joseph says the RCMP’s
traffic services section is
beefing up enforcement of
drivers running through red
lights.

Mm Keith Ave,
Hall St.

Later this year a pedes-
trian controlled stop light
will be installed at this in-

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_ Jt is expected to slow
down traffic particularly
when the new Wal-Mart
store is built,

A new intersection near
the west end of the new
Skeena River bridge is be-
ing planned to coincide
with the store's develop-
ment.

@ Highway 16 and
Munroe St.

Though no plans have
been made yet, officials
from the city, LCBC, the
RCMP and the transporta-
tion ministry will be meet-
ing in the next few months
to find solutions to make
the flow of traffic more
smooth at this intersection.

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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - A3

News In Brief

LUXURY FLOATING condo cruise ship Resi-
denSeas pulled into Prince Rupert last Friday,
i's the second largest of the cruise ships
docking at Prince Rupert this year and its ap-
pearance was welcomed in the city.

He’s a top cop now

STAFF SERGEANT Tom Forster, who transferred
from Terrace to the Langley, B.C. RCMP detach-
ment just a few months ago, is on the move again.

Forster has been made top cop of the White
Rock RCMP detachment, which has roughly 25
members posted there. He starts his new job next
week. Forster was posted in Terrace from the fall
of 2000 until April of 2003.

Bust brings charges
TWO TERRACE men are facing drug related
charges from a drug bust across the street from
Skeena Junior Secondary in late May.

Darryl Frank Wilson Sr., 53, and Miguel Gonza-
lez, 30, face charges of possession for the purpose
of traffiking after police raided an apartment at
4931 Walsh Ave. May 28.

Police seized 17.5 grams of cocaine, 22 tablets
of what is believed ta be MDMA, also known as
ecstacy, and less than a gram of marijuana, said
Cnst. Tom Kalis.

Police also seized more than $1,200 in cash
from the apartment. The apartment building, be-
cause it is near a school, is within a drug-free zone
declared several years ago. They were created in
an effort to get stiffer penalties for drug offences
near schools.

Robbery charge laid

DEAN SMITH, 24, faces one count of robbery af-
ter police charged him for allegedly stealing class-
es from the victim of an assault earlier in July,

Police say a 50-year-old male was assaulted by
another man near the front entrance of the Terrace
Public Library at 7:15 p.m. July 18. Police say the
men knew each other.

“Apparently (the man) approached the victim
and asked him for some money,” said Cnst. Na-
tasha Roberts. “The victim said he didn’t have any
money so the man assaulted him.”

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