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MEMORANDUM

B. Kirk, September 1, 1982
City Administrator :

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

SUBJECT: . Prairie/Shaughnessy Intersection ~
Public Works Committee, August 3ist, 1982

RECOMMENDATION:

‘That dual left-turn lanes not be installed at the
intersection of Shaughnessy Street and Prairie Avenue.

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BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

As requested at the Council meeting of August 16th,
the Committee considered the possibility of providing dual. left
turn lanes from Prairie Avenue onto Shaughnessy Street. The
Committee felt that the use of dual left turn lanes would
increase the accident rate at the intersection and would:
provide no significant advantage to traffic since all left
turning traffic usually clears the intersection in one signal
cycle. It was therefore felt that a dual left-turn lane should

not be installed.

The Committee did decide to increase the Length of

yellow curb on the southeast corner of the intersection in
order to provide a safe merging distant for traffic making the

right turn.

/ “—
F.E. Peters., P. End., ~
City Engineer .

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