October 12, 1993

1920 Dorset Avenue
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
V3B 2A4

Mayor Len Traboulay
Port Coguitlam City Hall
2580 Shauqhnessy Street
Port Coquitlam, B.C

Mayor Traboulay

RE: PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD
LOCATION: DORSET AVENUE - BETWEEN ST. ANNE STREET AND OXFORD
STREET

The area described above is frequented by children who are on
their way to ox from school (presently, Viscount Alexander
Elementary School). ;

Recent roadwork and the construction of a new school to the north
of the exisiting structure has created new safety concerns for
this area. The following information will assist in illustrating
the danger.

1) There exists an open ditch (approximately 10' wide
and 3' deep) on the south side of Dorset Avenue,
in tront° of addresses 1920 and 1930. School children
frequently walk on the street side of the ditch as
opposed to the grassy side.

Just east of St. Anne, at the west corner of 1930
Dorset Avenue, the sidewalk and curb end, and the
avenue abruptly narrows froma wi idth of 25' down.
to 19'. As a result, east bound traffic on Dorset
Avenue is funnelled onto the narrower section of.
the road, which is bordered by the ditch. It should
‘be noted that an entrance/exit to a school parking
lot ig located. just a few yards from the pottle-
neck.

Under past conditions, an average of nearly one
vehicle per year has slid. or driven into the |...
existing ditch. ‘During the winter of 1992/93, with