Winnipeg, MB – The City of Winnipeg has made it easier for Winnipeggers to plan around the dreaded train delay.
We’ve installed a new rail crossing information system to advise of rail activity at three key locations across the city.
Roadside TRAINFO beacons and digital message boards will now flash in advance of rail crossings to alert drivers to train activity. This will help drivers decide whether to reroute to avoid delay.
Flashing beacons are located at the following high-train-traffic locations:
- On Pandora Avenue at Day Street and Redonda Street as well as on Ravenhurst Street to advise of train activity at the Ravenhurst rail crossing north of Dugald Road (approximately 21 trains per day)
- East and west of the multiple rail crossings of Marion Street between Archibald Street and Lagimodiere Bouulevard to advise of train activity along the corridor (approximately 15 trains per day)
- At the intersection of McGillivray Boulevard and Waverley Street to advise of train activity crossing McGillivray at Pembina Highway (approximately four trains per day)
There are also Digital Message Sign (DMS) boards on Sterling Lyon Boulevard and on Kenaston Boulevard to advise of the McGillivray/Pembina crossing.
“This is just one piece of our larger commitment to improving traffic flow and helping Winnipeggers get where they’re going more efficiently,” said Councillor Janice Lukes, Chair of the Standing Policy Committee on Public Works. “Predictive information can help people make traffic decisions in advance and also improve safety on our roads.”
The system also allows Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews responding from Stations 2, 3 and 9 to see crossing information on a dashboard installed in their stations. It will also push information to our Traffic Management Centre.
The system is funded by a Transport Canada Grant and as part of the Marion Street Water Tower District development project. It is a requirement of the developer to facilitate movement of first responders through the rail crossing-heavy area.