The ‘slight bends’ proposed in the Official Plan to be included in Montrose Avenue’s northward expansion to Maley Drive are being replaced with stronger language intent to slow traffic and prevent the road from becoming a thoroughfare like Municipal Road 80 and Barrydowne Road
Whenever Montrose Avenue finally connects with Maley Drive, the city is now expected to take steps to ensure it doesn’t become a thoroughfare like Barrydowne Road or Municipal Road 80.
“The residents felt that just having 50 metres where you have a slight bend that fits into an easement is not sufficient and does not meet the spirit of what was presented in 2016,” she said. The avenue’s northward expansion to Maley Drive has been long-discussed around council chambers, and was included in the city’s latest Transportation Master Plan, updated in 2016.
The Transportation Master Plan clarifies that modeling suggests the total traffic volume using the extended road during the peak hour would be no greater than 300 vehicles, which is “a moderate volume appropriate for a collector road.” Although meandering Montrose Avenue is intended to reduce traffic volumes on the existing portion of the street, the master plan cautions, “It is likely that this action will have the exact opposite effect, with increased volumes and increased speeds on the existing portion of Montrose Avenue, and the need for traffic calming on the new meandering portion of Montrose Avenue.”“Lansing is the poster child for this,” Landry-Altmann told Sudbury.com prior to the meeting.
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