Charlottetown council approves roundabout, project to include active transportation
Charlottetown metropolis council authorized a $5.7-million tender for a brand new roundabout at a serious intersection, however council needs an energetic transportation pathway added to the plans.
“The neighborhood has spoken loud and clear,” mentioned Mayor Philip Brown.
The group Bike Pleasant Communities not too long ago spoke up in regards to the plans, saying they wanted to be adjusted.
It mentioned the brand new roundabout for St. Peters Highway and Belvedere Avenue space wanted a devoted bike lane and that the present design was harmful as a result of it required cyclists to merge with site visitors.
Brown mentioned council and metropolis workers will seek the advice of with design engineers with the hopes that it could actually occur shortly.
He mentioned the roundabout wants to be accessible to everybody.
“That is for pedestrian site visitors, bikers, people who find themselves in wheelchairs, rollerbladers, skate boarders, it is a multi-use pathway that needs to be a part of the brand new roundabout,” he mentioned.
The roundabout is about to be accomplished by the top of this yr.
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