Aberdeen Avenue fate to be decided Monday
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This article was published 04/03/2022 (1523 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
After hearing feedback from members of the public, the City of Brandon’s administration is recommending that the direction of Aberdeen Avenue remain the same.
Last month, Brandon City Council held a public hearing to get feedback from residents on whether Aberdeen Avenue should be made a one-way street to help alleviate traffic volume near Durum Drive.
The latter street was identified by area residents at a Linden Lanes ward meeting last year as a major safety concern because of the speed and volume of traffic and fears it may eventually lead to someone getting hurt.
After hearing from 25 people at the February hearing — 13 written submissions in opposition to the change, six speakers in favour and five speakers against with one person not expressing a side — city staff are recommending that council keep both eastbound and westbound traffic on Aberdeen Avenue.
A vote on the matter will be held at the regular meeting of council on Monday, when councillors will make a decision for themselves.
Reducing the speed limit on Durum Drive to 40 kilometres an hour for one year as a pilot project was also not endorsed by city staff, but councillors still ended up approving it last December.
“Restricting traffic on Aberdeen Avenue may not solve all the concerns brought forward by local residents, nor may it be the most appropriate for this scenario,” a report by Jennifer Coey of the city’s engineering services department reads. “Various traffic calming alternatives will be considered and evaluated to determine options that are most suitable for slowing and managing traffic volumes on Durum Drive.”
A report dated March 2 stated there were 4,010 vehicles using the intersection of 34th Street and Aberdeen Avenue between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. in traffic studies completed in December 2021.
Of that amount, one-eighth of the total (504 vehicles) end their movement by going eastbound on Aberdeen Avenue.
In data collected on Feb. 15, 2022, city staff observed 515 trips westbound on Aberdeen Avenue and 475 eastbound trips, which was described as “significantly below a typical level of service for a collector street of this length.”
Additionally, the vast majority of traffic travelling between 34th Street and Durum Drive on Aberdeen Avenue was recorded as travelling well below the 50 km/h speed limit.
Also at Monday’s meeting, council will vote on whether to add a $5 fee for taking residential loads of concrete to the Eastview Landfill and whether to accept a bid from Alternative Landscaping worth $86,999.55 for tree planting services.
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