Bike lane to be removed from busy Moncton street
Drivers have long complained about congestion at the intersection of St. George Boulevard and Wellington Avenue — so the city is bringing back a designated left-turn lane.
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3 hours ago
- CBC
New roundabout coming at Moncton highway ramps, city chips in $1.1M
Social Sharing The New Brunswick government plans to build a roundabout for Trans-Canada Highway ramps on Mapleton Road in Moncton. The two-lane roundabout is planned for the westbound ramps on the north side of the highway. Construction is expected to start in July. Traffic exiting the westbound lanes trying to turn left onto Mapleton sometimes backs up on the ramp onto the highway. On Monday afternoon, multiple drivers could be seen turning right and immediately doing a U-turn instead of waiting in the line on the ramp to turn left at the stop sign. René Lagacé, Moncton's director of engineering, said the backup creates a safety concern that the roundabout should help address. "That will help with fluidity of traffic, eliminating — well, reducing — some back traffic backups," Lagacé said. Marc Dionne, who manages three hotels near the highway interchange, said the work should help address safety issues. "It's an excellent idea," Dionne said. "It will help with the traffic because there's always a buildup of traffic in this area." WATCH | 'Long overdue' roundabout coming at Moncton highway ramps: Province adding roundabout to ease backups at Moncton highway ramps 4 hours ago Duration 2:08 The New Brunswick government plans to build a two-lane roundabout where two Trans-Canada Highway ramps connect with Mapleton Road in Moncton. It's an area where traffic exiting the westbound lanes often backs up the ramp to the highway. The work includes realigning Queensway Drive with Northwood Road and adding traffic lights for the eastbound ramp intersection. Tender records show the province has yet to award the construction contract. Northern Construction Inc. was the lowest bidder at $6 million, according to the New Brunswick Opportunities Network website. Jacob MacDonald, a spokesperson for the province's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, said construction should begin next month and be complete in November. Detours will take place during construction, and the westbound exit ramp will be closed for part of the time, MacDonald said. He said construction is expected to cost $6.8 million. Moncton council held a special meeting Monday and voted unanimously to contribute $1.1 million toward the work. It will pay for multi-use asphalt paths on each side of Mapleton under the highway, and a sidewalk along the north side of Queensway Drive. "This is a big win for us," Lagacé told council when talking about the paths. He said the city advocated modifying the area under the highway to allow the city to extend its active transportation network north of the highway. Lagacé said the work will involve rebuilding the sloped structures under the overpass and adding retaining walls to make room for the paths. The bulk of the city's contribution, at $700,000, is from the city's annual $1 million active transportation budget line. Lagacé said city staff anticipated the money would go toward the work, so it won't result in the loss of funding for other active transportation projects this year. Another $116,000 come from developers of a hotel in anticipation of a sidewalk along Queensway. During the brief council meeting, Coun. Paul Richard asked if the roundabout would be designed to handle transport truck traffic.
CTV News
12 hours ago
- CTV News
All intersections south of Tecumseh Road East between Central and Pillette closed for three days
All intersections south of Tecumseh Road East between Central Avenue to Pillette Road will be closed at the intersection only, for three days. The closures are for milling and paving work from Wednesday to Friday, as confirmed by Major Construction 2010 Ltd. The closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., reopening at the end of each day. The affected intersections are: Central Avenue, south of Tecumseh Road East (only closed on Friday) Labadle Road, south of Tecumseh Road East Westcott Road, south of Tecumseh Road East Aubin Road, south of Tecumseh Road East George Avenue, south of Tecumseh Road East Tourangeau Road, south of Tecumseh Road East Rossini Boulevard, south of Tecumseh Road East Bernard Road, south of Tecumseh Road East Francois Road, south of Tecumseh Road East Ellrose Avenue, south of Tecumseh Road East Arthur Road, south of Tecumseh Road East Pillette Road, south of Tecumseh Road East (only closed on Friday) The company said there will be no through traffic northbound or southbound.
CBC
a day ago
- CBC
Afternoon crash on Portage Avenue sends 4 to hospital
Four people were taken to hospital following a crash on Portage Avenue during the Monday afternoon rush hour. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service says its crews were called to the 2200 block of Portage Avenue, near Conway Street, at 5:19 p.m. One of the people transferred to the hospital is in an unstable condition and the other three are stable, the service says. CBC News crews at the crash scene saw at least two damaged vehicles, including a taxi that had its airbags deployed. The crash closed some lanes of traffic in both directions on Portage Avenue and Moorgate Street until about 7 p.m., according to the city's Traffic Management Centre's X account.
