Safety review for intersection due in June
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This article was published 16/03/2022 (1701 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A safety report on an east-end intersection where someone was killed last year is expected to be completed in June.
The province is conducting an in-road safety review of the intersection of Provincial Trunk Highway 110 and Richmond Avenue East, where a person died in a vehicle collision in the fall.
The review was scheduled before the person was killed and was originally slated to be done this spring. It is currently underway, however, according to an email from a provincial spokesperson, and is expected by the end of June.
The fatal collision between a semi-truck, a vehicle and a pickup truck happened at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 18. The driver of the car was pronounced dead on scene after first responders arrived.
The driver of the car had a stop sign on PTH 110 but didn’t stop, police said in November. The semi had the right of way, so no charges were laid.
City of Brandon director of engineering Mark Allard said Wednesday morning the City of Brandon had not yet heard from Manitoba Infrastructure about the review.
The intersection is within city limits, but the two roads both fall under provincial jurisdiction in the area.
“We have had no involvement in [the review] at this point … We’re kind of hoping that the province produces some results of that study in the near future so some sort of modification can be taken there to improve the operational safety,” he told the Sun.
The intersection could have traffic volumes that warrant traffic lights at peak times of the day, such as around shift changes at the nearby Maple Leaf Foods plant, he said.
“Whether that’s an interim solution or there’s a great long-term solution, hopefully, that will be identified,” he said.
Coun. Jan Chaboyer (Green Acres), who represents the area on Brandon City Council, said on Wednesday she similarly had not heard anything about the review.
The province also planned to conduct a traffic count at the intersection, but the Sun did not receive a response to a question on whether this is included with the safety review.
Previously, Manitoba Infrastructure said traffic signals would not be required based on traffic volumes alone until 2037.
In response to the collision, the City of Brandon recommended changes to the intersection aimed at making it safer. The requested changes include for the rumble strips on PTH 110 to be recut, larger flashing lights on the stop signs at the intersection and temporarily reducing speed limits in the area.
In the long term, a December report to Brandon City Council recommended traffic lights at the intersection or potentially a traffic circle.
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