THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

y MAR 1 6 1987

MEMORANDUM

TO: City Administrator March 10, 1987

FROM: City Engineer

SUBJECT: Directional Signs to Downtown ~ Public Works

Committee - March 3, 1987

Recommendation:

That the City install five new directional signs and
replace two existing directiona| Signs which are too small at
locations shown on the attached sketch with the estimated cost
of $1,000.00 to come from the unallocated funds in the Public
Works Capital Budget; and that the Department of Highways be

requested to fnstall two Signs on the Mary Hil] Bypass at the
locations shown.

Background and Comments:

The Public Works Committee, acting on a request from the
Merchantts Association, has reviewed all the existing
directional signs in the City and prepared a plan showing the
directional signs required to provide proper information to

drivers about the location of the downtown and the Library and
Wilson Center.

The sketch shows the major routes used by traffic in

accessing the City. 'f signs can be installed on al! these
routes, then we will catch al] those who need to know where
these facilities are. As you can see from the sketch, the

Lougheed Highway on both sides of the City has existing signs
directing traffic to the City center. The Mary Hill Bypass
itself does not have directional! signs but even this route is
covered with signs directing traffic to Port Coquitlam before
it gets onto the Bypass. Nevertheless, the Committee
fecommends that the Department of Highways be requested to
install two signs, one west of Mary Hil! Road for east bound
traffic and one east of Kingsway for west bound traffic.

New signs are required on Kingsway west of Maple Drive for
east bound traffic, on Mary Hil! Road south of Pitt River Road
for north bound traffic, on Pitt River Road east of Shaughnessy
Street for west bound traffic, and existing signs which are too
small should be replaced on Pitt River Road west of Shaughnessy
Street for east bound traffic and on Kingsway south of Wilson

Avenue for north bound traffic. All of the above signs would
direct traffic to the City center.

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