Main and Assiniboine Road Safety Project
Safety improvements are coming to the intersection of Assiniboine Avenue and Main Street.
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Background
A recent study told us we need to mitigate two serious safety concerns at the intersection:
- The existing eastbound right turn from Assiniboine Avenue onto southbound Main Street puts pedestrians and cyclists using the south crossing at significant risk. 2
- The permissive left turn (left turn allowed but no dedicated turn signal) from northbound Main Street onto Assiniboine Avenue puts both drivers completing the turn and pedestrians crossing on the west crosswalk at significant risk.
To solve this, we are:
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Closing eastbound Assiniboine Avenue between Fort Street and Main Street
- All vehicles travelling eastbound on Assiniboine Avenue will be required to turn left onto Fort Street
- Adding a dedicated, fully protected left turn signal from Main Street onto Assiniboine Avenue
- Left turns will be prohibited during the afternoon peak period (15:30-17:30 Monday to Friday) – this is to avoid a significant delay to southbound Main Street traffic
We are also installing westbound back-in angled parking on Assiniboine between Fort and Main to add additional parking in the area.
We will be installing these measures in Summer 2024.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 311.
Documents
Document Name | Date | Type |
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Property owner letter | 2024-07-12 | Community Letters |
Last update:
July 12, 2024