THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: City Administrator June 4, 1987
“<cFROMS City Engineer

SUBJECT: Left Turn Restriction at Elgin Avenue and Shaughnessy
Street ~ Public Works Committee June 2, 1987

Recommendation:

That the left turn restriction at the Intersection of
Etgin Avenue and Shaughnessy Street be modified to Include the
prohibition of left turns between the hours of 7:00 aeme and

9:00 auome

Background and Comments:

The above intersection already has a left turn restriction
from 4:00 pem. to 6:00 pem. The purpose of fhe restriction Is
to prevent back ups on Shaughnessy Street caused by vehicles
trying to make a left turn during the afternoon rush houre
Besides relieving congestion, the restriction also improves
safety since the stop and go traffic produced by vehicies by
waiting to make the left turn increases the risk of rear-end
accidents in the underpass.

Stnce the morning rush hour also causes traffic to back
up, sometimes as far as the Lougheed Highway, the Committee
agreed with the request that the restrictions should be
extended to the morning rush houre

FlE. Poters, Pe ENnge;
City Engineer

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