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THE GORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

NOV 10 1986

MEMORANDUM

TO: City Administrator November 7, 1986

FROM: City Engineer
SUBJECT: Traffic Problems in St. Michae! Street Area -

Public Works Committee November 4, 1986

Recommendation:

That the City. take thé following actions to assist in’
reducing traffic problems in the Angelo Avenue area of the
City:

1. Request the Department of Highways to change the
timing of the left turn signal at Coast Meridian Road
to allow more cars through in-each signal cycle.

Request the Twin Cedars Development to pay for the
installation of a stop sign at the driveway leading
onto St. Michael Street with the City doing the
installation. ,

3. Refer a request for a street light at the corner of
Commonwealth Street and-Imperial Avenue to the 1986
Provisional Budget.

Background and Comments:

The Committee had a meeting with residents of the St.
Michae! Street - Angelo Avenue area to discuss the proposal for
the opening of St. Michael to the Lougheed Highway. . Coune:l }.
had earl.tler voted. that we investigate the possiblity wtth
Department of Highways of having an Intersection at St. Michael
Street. The Department of Highways has emphatically said no to
any additional fntersections and this message was conveyed to
the residents who attended the meeting.

The residents did make several useful suggestions and
these are covered In the recommendations above. The signal.
timing change will make It easter for residents of this area to
leave the Lougheed Highway at Coast Meridian Road rather than
taking Oxford Street and this could prove to provide some
relief for the residents of Commonwealth Street. The stop sign
at Twin Cedars Is recommended in order to solve a localized
traffic problem. It is not the City's policy to install stop
signs on private driveways but the Committee felt that in this
case it would be worth our while to ask the Development to pay

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