"The plan is to wait-and-see if problems arise, then study them."
They're kidding, right? There will be a four way traffic stop at this intersection. The only question is who needs to die to get council to take it seriously?
Having used the intersection for the past 38 years, I can attest that traffic has increased steadily at the intersection in the last few years, mostly due to vehicles, including many large trucks, bypassing Campbellford via Bannon Road between County Rd 35 and County Rd 30. Bannon Rd and Cty Rd 35 also needs to be studied. Add to the bypass traffic, an increased number of vehicles using the now paved back roads feeding through Mahoney Rd making this a quick alternative for people living in and north of Warkworth, though Greenly Rd, 6th Concession Rd East, Skinkle Rd and Crestview Rd.
With the other increased traffic outlined in your article, this intersection is destined to become a flash point in the coming months. It doesn't take an engineering degree to figure these things out. I hope council will take this issue more seriously and do someone before someone gets hurt.
I use this intersection all the time to avoid the intersection at McDonald and Drummond. It is dangerous due to the high traffic volumes coming out of Campbellford and now out of the sports centre. On the other side there is a lot of traffic turning and coming out of the sanitation centre. The County will have those figures due to the weigh in. The Hydro pole needs to be moved and the grass needs to be trimmed to give a clear view. Traffic lights would be the answer and not an overhead light at 30 and the road into Warkworth.
Councillor English seems to be confused on the name Tanner Rd. I would think he means Trent Drive. Tanner Rd is where there has been numerous water main breaks and the road has moguls similar to a ski hill due to poor patches as the administration wouldn,t do a proper patch as it would cost too much. Being a Trent Hill resident for a number of years we were told that this area would be the next water and sewer project. Engage engineering had an open house at the council chambers showing what would be done attended by Council members Pope and Giddings. They studied the problems at the direction of the Council and now the Mayor Bob Crate says only if money is available.
Come on Mayor Crate stand up at County Council forget a traffic study and propose traffic lights at the intersection and fine the money to do the rebuild of Trent Island water and sewer.
There will also be additional traffic using that intersection coming from the downtown via the Trent Drive Bridge and crossing Ranney Gorge Drive to Seymour Quarry Road to avoid the south end of town as they head south on 30 or return to Warkworth via the 5th Line West. I have already started using this route.
I have just contacted both County and Lynn Phillips at lynn.phillips@trenthills.ca to voice my concerns. I would encourage anyone else who sees the writing on the wall to do the same.
"The plan is to wait-and-see if problems arise, then study them."
They're kidding, right? There will be a four way traffic stop at this intersection. The only question is who needs to die to get council to take it seriously?
Having used the intersection for the past 38 years, I can attest that traffic has increased steadily at the intersection in the last few years, mostly due to vehicles, including many large trucks, bypassing Campbellford via Bannon Road between County Rd 35 and County Rd 30. Bannon Rd and Cty Rd 35 also needs to be studied. Add to the bypass traffic, an increased number of vehicles using the now paved back roads feeding through Mahoney Rd making this a quick alternative for people living in and north of Warkworth, though Greenly Rd, 6th Concession Rd East, Skinkle Rd and Crestview Rd.
With the other increased traffic outlined in your article, this intersection is destined to become a flash point in the coming months. It doesn't take an engineering degree to figure these things out. I hope council will take this issue more seriously and do someone before someone gets hurt.
I agree. I was puzzled, to put it kindly. I truly hope the first studies are not carried out by the OPP accident crew.
I use this intersection all the time to avoid the intersection at McDonald and Drummond. It is dangerous due to the high traffic volumes coming out of Campbellford and now out of the sports centre. On the other side there is a lot of traffic turning and coming out of the sanitation centre. The County will have those figures due to the weigh in. The Hydro pole needs to be moved and the grass needs to be trimmed to give a clear view. Traffic lights would be the answer and not an overhead light at 30 and the road into Warkworth.
Councillor English seems to be confused on the name Tanner Rd. I would think he means Trent Drive. Tanner Rd is where there has been numerous water main breaks and the road has moguls similar to a ski hill due to poor patches as the administration wouldn,t do a proper patch as it would cost too much. Being a Trent Hill resident for a number of years we were told that this area would be the next water and sewer project. Engage engineering had an open house at the council chambers showing what would be done attended by Council members Pope and Giddings. They studied the problems at the direction of the Council and now the Mayor Bob Crate says only if money is available.
Come on Mayor Crate stand up at County Council forget a traffic study and propose traffic lights at the intersection and fine the money to do the rebuild of Trent Island water and sewer.
There will also be additional traffic using that intersection coming from the downtown via the Trent Drive Bridge and crossing Ranney Gorge Drive to Seymour Quarry Road to avoid the south end of town as they head south on 30 or return to Warkworth via the 5th Line West. I have already started using this route.
I have just contacted both County and Lynn Phillips at lynn.phillips@trenthills.ca to voice my concerns. I would encourage anyone else who sees the writing on the wall to do the same.