Charlottetown councillor to ask for traffic study to gauge impact of development on subdivision
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A Charlottetown councillor says town must do a visitors research to gauge the affect a brand new improvement within the north finish could have on an current subdivision.
Coun. Jason Coady, who represents the residents in Highfield Heights within the neighbourhood of Winsloe, and Charlottetown-Winsloe MLA Zack Bell met with Transportation Minister James Aylward and different officers within the division on April 25.
Coady and Bell have been asking the province to permit an entry highway to be constructed off the Hidden Valley improvement, the place building is meant to start this summer time, to Route 2.
“Presently, the province will not be permitting entry to this new (Hidden Valley) subdivision,’’ Bell instructed SaltWire Community following the assembly on April 25.
“The Malpeque Highway, or the quantity 2 freeway, is an arterial freeway designed to maneuver visitors. They’re additionally designed to maintain the bottom variety of entry factors for security and for visitors circulate on an arterial freeway.’’
The Hidden Valley subdivision off Route 2 is anticipated to incorporate greater than 140 heaps.
At current, plans have 4 entry roads main from Hidden Valley into the Highfield Heights subdivision, the place there are two entrances and exits – one onto Decrease Malpeque Highway and the opposite at Melody Lane.
“…for the sake of the children and the folks (in our subdivision) we’d like some sidewalks and perhaps some velocity bumps.’’
David Kay
Coady stated the subsequent step is to ask for a visitors research.
“I’m hoping we will at the least determine the height visitors durations,’’ Coady stated, including that he anticipates peak instances can be when kids are being picked up by buses for college and persons are going to work after which the identical factor on the finish of the day.
“The visitors on Decrease Malpeque Highway could be very intense. I feel making an attempt to get out onto Decrease Malpeque Highway from Highfield Heights goes to trigger some visitors disruptions.’’
David Kay, who lives on Windymere Drive in Highfield Heights, stated adjustments must be made if his neighbourhood goes to face further visitors.
“(Town) ought to contemplate placing in new sidewalks,’’ Kay stated, citing one concept. “If there’s going to be plenty of visitors and (the province) will not be going to permit an entry highway onto Route 2, for the sake of the children and the folks (in our subdivision) we’d like some sidewalks and perhaps some velocity bumps.’’
Kay additionally factors out that there’s a playground and tremendous mailboxes on Highfield Avenue, which intersects Decrease Malpeque Highway.
“There’s going to be 500 vehicles within the new improvement, however then there’s additionally rubbish vehicles and faculty buses and if these 140 homes have guests, that’s further vehicles. So, (town) has to do a visitors research and discuss to a few of the folks right here.’’
Bell stated the onus is on town, stating that the planning division has to approve the Hidden Valley improvement.
“Town ought to be doing a visitors research for this new improvement and in addition any future developments within the space,’’ Bell stated.
Kay stated he was additionally speaking to one of many Hidden Valley builders who stated there are not any plans to chop down the bushes that line the backyards of properties alongside Windymere Drive. These bushes will even act as a buffer between Highfield Heights and the brand new improvement.
“That’s factor as a result of they have been put up as a wind break and erosion break for our backyards,’’ Kay stated. “Additionally they kill plenty of noise we get from Route 2.’’
