THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C 0 U N ¢ | L

MEMORANDUM MAY 30 1983

TO: B. Kirk, May 26, 1983
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., P. Eng.,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Condition of Dav

ies Avenue -
Public Works Commi

ttee, May 24the, 1983

RECOMMENDATION:

; That ‘the construction of a sidewalk along -the north
side of Davies Avenue be considered for the 1984 Provisional

Budget.

‘BACKGROUND ANDO COMMENTS:

. The Committee considered the request from a
delegation on Davies Avenue to construct the road to full
standards because of high traffic volumes, noise and dust from
vehicles using Davies Avenue as a short-cut from the Lougheed
Highway and because of the industrial development on Davies.
Traffic counts show approximately 1200 vehicles per day using
Davies Avenue and a large proportion of these occur during .the
morning and afternoon peak hours. This indicates that there is
some bypassing of the Lougheed Highway. However, volumes are
no more than those on Finley Street or as found previously on

Lobb Avenue.

The Committee is not able to recommend construction
of the road to full standards. The cost of building the road
has not been estimated but would be very high because the storm
sewering of a major ditch would be required. The compietion of
the road will also encourage more traffic to use the road and
to travel faster. There is no sidewalk on this street and the
Committee feels that the construction of a sidewalk might
provide the residents with some factor of safety while watking
along the street. A sidewalk was considered in discussions of
the 1983 Capital Budget. The Committee feels that
‘consideration in the 1984 Provisional Budget of a sidewalk is
the only solution which is realistic for the present problem.

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

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