FORMION OF THE CITY CF RSAT CRIEITLAM | | Ly |

SEP 25 1978

; ; OCT 10 1978
TO: Mayor and Council September 19th, 2.978

Mr MORANDUL

FROM: Public Works Committee

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Raport from the Public Works Committee Meeting hela September
13th, 1978. : atid P

IN ATTEADANC Alderman E.W. Mabbatt
Alderuwan LL.M. Traboulay
P.E. Peters, P. Eng., City Engineer

ITEM TIT

Re: Elgin - Sha 2sov Intersection

Council had asked for a report from the Pub
Committee on the appropriate future use of Elgin: Aven:
Shaugnnessy. The Committee feels that it will ke impr
to keep Elgin spen as a-normal intersection in the fute
the following reasons:

1. Traffic entering Shauchnessy from Elgin cannot
see traffic coming through the: una 2erpass without actually
entering the interecaction. This is not due to any. buildings
but due to the retaining walls at the underpass.

section would solve the visibility problem but would cr
ds tferent kind of a problem. The installation of traf
almost always resvlts in an increase in rear end accidents
these would occur even more often at this lecation kecan
trafflic doas not expect to have to ¢top in a tunnel.

more if an accident Coes occur in the tunnel, it is cuite
likely that the whele tunnel would be blocked because it is
narrow. As this is a main access to the City, it would he

best if it weuld net be necessary to install signals at this
intersection.

2. The installition of traffic signals at the |
si

- The Committac suggests the following solution as a
long sange plan for Elain. Please refer to.the sketch attached

to this report. Elgin Street should be made a one-way street
westbound from Chaughnessy allowing only movements which do
not require signalization of the intersection and do not have
a visibility problem. Elgin east of Shaughnessy sheulda

to havea richt turn only access so that traffic Goes not

make a left turn com ving ovt of the ‘tunnel and so that vis

of traffic ceming through the tunnel is not a pronlem.

a solution is used, then it is probably not necessary to widen
Elgin west of Shaughnassy with the excention of improving the
turn radius for right tur rns from Shaughnessy.