THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: BoR» Kirk July 16, 1987
City Administrator

FROM: TeMe Chong, Pe Engo,
Deputy City Engineer/
Operations Manager

SUBJECT: Installation of Safety Rails at North Lombardy and
Cadar Drives = Public Works Committee July 14, 1987

Recommendation:

That safety rails be installed at the southwest corner of
north Lombardy and Cedar Drives and that the estimated cost for
fThis work of $600 be funded from the Public Works Unallocated

Budget.

Background and Comments:

't has come to our attention that a potential safety
problem for the public exists at the southwest corner of north
Lombardy and Cedar Drives. Specifically, the existing metal
railing over the concrete culvert wing walls are too far from
the edge of the sidewalk and are not long enough to protect
pedestrians from falling Into the Cedar Ditch should they tose
their balance while they are on the sidewalk.

We have apparentiy been advised by Mrs. Warner of 3717
Inverness that approximately two weeks ago, while her son was
riding his bicycle at this corner, he lost his balance and feli
into the Cedar Ditch. Although there are concrete rip-rapping
at the toe of the embankment, he fortunately missed them and
fell into the water instead. Mrs. Warner stated that her
littie boy was totally submerged in the water after he fell in.
It took the combined efforts of herself and a bystander to.
finally puil her son out of the ditch.

Our investigations of this site did confirm a potentially
dangerous situation. The Engineering Department proposes to
replace the existing metal railing with a new section which
will be installed adjacent to the back of the sidewalk and
extended to the end of the curved sidewalk. The estimated cost
for this work is $600. The Public Works Committee supports

this proposal.

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ToMse Chong,-Ps-Eng.,
Deputy City Engineer/

Operations Manager
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