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KITCHENER
Development &
Technical Services
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Development and Technical Services Committee
December 5, 2005
John McBride, Director of Transportation Planning
Barry Cronkite, Traffic Technologist (741-2738)
Fairway - Gateway Ward - 3
South Ward - 4
November 23,2005
DTS 05-204
TRAFFIC CONTROL - HURON ROAD AT STRASBURG ROAD
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That an all-way stop be installed at the intersection of Huron Road and Strasburg Road, and
further;
BACKGROUND:
That the Uniform Traffic Control By-law be amended accordingly.
With the development in the southeast quadrant of the City of Kitchener, Transportation Planning
has received numerous requests to review traffic control at the intersection of Huron Road and
Strasburg Road. Constituents have cited concerns relating specifically to vehicular and pedestrian
safety.
REPORT:
According to the City of Kitchener's Official Plan, Huron Road and Strasburg Road are both considered
secondary arterial roadways. The function of a secondary arterial roadway is generally to distribute
large volumes of traffic between local streets, collector roadways and the arterial road network.
A traffic study was conducted for the intersection of Huron Road and Strasburg Road on November
8, 2005, as a result of numerous traffic control related concerns that were voiced regarding the
intersection. The results of the traffic study were then compared to the City of Kitchener all-way stop
warrant, which is a set of guidelines based on the all-way stop warrants established by the Institute
of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Ministry of Transportation. The results are as follows:
All-Way Stop Intersection Analysis - November 8, 2005
Arterial/Major Collector/Connector
All-Way Stop Results
Warrant
(Min.
Requirements)
A VI!. Hourly V olume(All Approaches) 500 419
AND
A vg. Hourly Volume (Minor 200 137
Approach)
AND
A vg. Hourly % Split on Minor 30% 33%
Roadway
OR
A VI!. Yearly Collision History 4/yr. 3. 67/yr.
I All- Way Stop Warranted? I I NO I
As indicated, an all-way stop is not warranted based on the warrant analysis for a secondary arterial
roadway. However, both Strasburg Road and Huron Road will continue to experience increasing
traffic volumes as development within the community continues. Furthermore, Huron Heights
Secondary School will be located on the northwest corner of the intersection (scheduled to open
September 2006), and will undoubtedly generate additional volume as well. And therefore it is
anticipated that the intersection will warrant an all-way stop on the basis of traffic volume in the near
future.
Safety is also a concern at this intersection as indicated by the average yearly collision history of
3.67 collisions per year. Although the collision rate does not meet the warrant criteria, it does
indicate a clear collision trend that can be addressed by the installation of an all-way stop. The
majority of collisions are right angle collisions, with drivers on Strasburg Road failing to yield to traffic
on Huron Road. A contributing factor to these collisions is the speed of traffic on Huron Road
coupled with sightline restrictions on Strasburg Road.
Therefore, based on existing traffic volumes coupled with anticipated growth and in the interest of
traffic safety, Transportation Planning is proactively recommending the installation of an all-way stop
control at the intersection of Strasburg Road and Huron Road.
It should be noted that this all-way stop should be considered an interm form of traffic control, as
traffic signals are anticipated to be warranted once this area reaches its full buildout potential.
Therefore Transportation Planning will continue to monitor the intersection for traffic signal warrants,
and make the appropriate recommendations at that time.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The approximate cost for the installation of the all-way stop and to appropriately sign the roadway is
$1000, including materials and installation and will be taken from the existing sign maintenance
budget.
John McBride, Director
Transportation Planning
Ken Carmichael, C.E.T.
Supervisor of Traffic & Parking
Barry Cronkite, Traffic Technologist
Transportation Planning
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