Traffic Operations Review

Final Study Recomendations
Parkhill Road West Reconstruction Traffic Operations Review

The City of Peterborough has initiated the Parkhill Road West Reconstruction Traffic Operations Review to consider opportunities to implement traffic control changes or physical improvements as part of the upcoming construction project. As part of the Parkhill Road reconstruction project, a review of intersection collisions identified a pattern of angle collisions at the Aylmer Street and Bethune Street intersections. Both intersections are located on the steep grade between Benson Street and Bethune Street and feature reduced visibility for vehicles turning onto or crossing Parkhill Road.

The final study includes the following recommendations:

1. Construct a raised median island on Parkhill Road West at Aylmer Street to restrict left turns from Parkhill Road to Aylmer Street and to restrict north-south through movements crossing Parkhill Road.

2. Implement changes to the traffic by-law to restrict left turns from Parkhill Road to Aylmer Street and to restrict north-south through movements crossing Parkhill Road.

3. Widen Parkhill Road to the south in the area of the median island to provide 3.8 m lane widths and a 2.4 m median island width.

4. Install a median hazard marker with flashing light on Parkhill Road for the eastbound approach to Aylmer Street.

5. Reconstruct the stairs on the sidewalk on Aylmer Street (south of Parkhill Road) to make them barrier free and provide a depression within the median island to allow for barrier free crossing of Parkhill Road.

6. Close the south leg of the Bethune Street / Parkhill Road intersection by constructing a new curb along the south side of Parkhill Road across the intersection, extending the sidewalk across the intersection to intersect with the sidewalk on Antrim Street, and constructing a curb to connect the north curb along Antrim Street to the west curb along Bethune Street to the south, as illustrated in Appendix B.

7. Construct a 2.0 m Shared Use Path to maintain pedestrians and cyclist access from Bethune Street and Antrim Street to Parkhill Road.

8. Implement interim Traffic Calming Measures on Bethune Street, north of Parkhill Road, including pavement marking treatments to reduce the lane width and create parking zones and the installation of two speed radar feedback signs.

9. Monitor traffic volumes on Bethune Street, Benson Avenue and Stewart Street after construction for a one-year period and assess the need to undertake additional Traffic Calming studies for these roadways in accordance with City’s Neighbourhood Traffic Calming Policy.

10. Consider relocating the bus stops on Parkhill Road (west of Bethune Street) OR construct a partial bus bay (minor deflection of curbline) on Parkhill Road West, just west of the Bethune Street intersection, wide enough to allow an eastbound vehicle to pass a stopped bus without having to cross the centerline of Parkhill Road.

Parkhill Road Reconstruction - Rubidge Street to Water Street, Traffic Safety Improvements Report IPSENG23-004 will be presented at the April 11, 2023 General Committee meeting and is subject to Council approval.

Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited's Final Report - Parkhill Road West Reconstruction Traffic Operations Review can be found in the documents section.