Bridge Lake Drive Traffic Calming Project

Documents

• View the Phase 2 Public Engagement Report
• View the Phase 1 Public Engagement Report

Design solution

Map: Bridge Lake Drive (North Town Road to Eagleview Road) preliminary design

We are installing a variety of traffic calming measures on Bridge Lake Drive.

• A speed table between Bell Flower Road and Rose Garden Crescent.
• Two curb extensions and raised crossings: one at the multi-use path north of Lake Bend Road/Bell Flower Road and one at the multi-use path in front of the fountain. These crossings will be unmarked initially. We may enhance them further in the future.
• A raised crossing at the intersection with Sablewood Road.
• Sidewalk improvements at Rose Garden Crescent and Sablewood Road to improve connectivity to the Transit stops.

We have already installed additional signage to clarify on-street parking is allowed on the southeast side of Bridge Lake Drive and not allowed on the northwest side.

The Class 1 cost estimate to install traffic calming measures on Bridge Lake Drive is estimated as $423,000. These improvements will be funded through the Road Safety Improvement Program.  

Existing conditions

• Bridge Lake Drive is a two-lane, undivided, residential collector street
  • It’s approximately 10 metres wide
  • Parking is allowed on the west side of the street but parking spaces are often empty
  • There is a sidewalk on both sides of the street
• The speed limit is 50 km/h
• The daily traffic volume is 1,600 vehicles per day, which is within the typical range for collector streets
• In terms of land use, the street features single family residential properties and a variety of recreational outdoor spaces

Need for traffic calming

Bridge Lake Drive is a high-priority location for traffic calming measures.

We collected traffic data in April 2019:

• The 85th percentile speed, which is the speed at which 85 percent of motorists travel at or below, is 56 km/h
• About 340 vehicles travel 55 hm/h or faster every day
  • A third of these vehicles travel faster than 60 km/h

Traffic calming measures will be installed on Bridge Lake Drive to help slow speeds and create a safer space for all road users.

We aren't installing any traffic calming between the fountain crossing and Sablewood Road. Pembina Trails School Division has plans to construct a new school on this segment in the coming years.

• The locations of the school's private approaches are yet to be determined.
• Any traffic calming installed on this segment may need to be removed or changed, depending on the layout of the school.
• The design includes traffic calming measures at either end of the school property.
• Additional changes could be reviewed as the school's design is developed.