October 26, 1998
To:Etobicoke Community Council
From:John Thomas, Director, Transportation Services - District 2
Subject:Proposed Installation of a Stop Sign Control
Hill Heights Road at Crown Hill Place
(Lakeshore-Queensway)
Purpose:
To propose the installation of a stop sign control on Hill Heights Road at Crown Hill Place.
Funding Sources:
The funds associated with the installation of the regulatory signage are contained in the
Transportation Services Division's Operating Budget.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) all way stop controls not be erected at the intersection of Hill Height Road at Crown Hill
Place;
(2)a stop sign control be erected on Hill Heights Road at Crown Hill Place; and
(3)the attached by-law (Attachment No. 1) receive Council approval.
Background:
The Transportation Services Division - District 2, received correspondence (Attachment No.
2) from Ms.MariaMartin, 8 Crown Hill Place, Apartment 204, through Councillor Irene Jones,
Lakeshore-Queensway, to investigate the feasibility of erecting all-way stop controls at the
intersection of Hill Heights Road at Crown Hill Place. A map of the area is Attachment No. 3.
Currently the intersection is uncontrolled, and right-of-way is established by the normal
(basic) right-of- way rule. The rule, as stated in the Highway Traffic Act, Section 135 (1) &
(2) is "every driver approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in
the intersection that has entered it from an intersecting highway", and, "when two vehicles
enter an intersection from intersecting highways at approximately the same time, the driver on
the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right". Given the complainant's
concerns, it would seem that there have been incidents of non-compliance of this rule at the
subject intersection.
To address Ms. Martin's concerns the following information was obtained:
1)Manual Turning Movement counts at the intersection of Hill Heights Road at
CrownHillPlace between the hours of 7-9 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.; and
2)Review of the three year (1995-1997) accident history.
Comments:
The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario has provided the following warrants for the
installation of all-way stop controls on roads and streets considered to be either arterial or
major collector streets:
a)A total of vehicle volume on all intersection approaches must exceed 350 for the highest
hour recorded; and
b)A volume split should not exceed 75/25 for a three-way control.
A. Manual Turning Movement Count
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 1998
|
TIME |
N/B |
S/B |
W/B |
N/B + S/B
TOTAL |
TOTAL
ENTERING
INTERSECTION |
BALANCE
OF FLOW
N-S\W |
|
7-8 am |
36 |
18 |
24 |
54 |
78 |
69/31 |
|
8-9 am |
30 |
17 |
18 |
47 |
65 |
72/28 |
|
3-4 pm |
25 |
12 |
37 |
37 |
74 |
50/50 |
|
4-5 pm |
23 |
14 |
94 |
37 |
131 |
28/72 |
|
TOTAL |
114 |
61 |
173 |
175 |
348 |
50/50 |
|
VEH/H |
29 |
15 |
43 |
44 |
87 |
N/A |
It was observed during the manual traffic counts that;
(1)the peak hour turning movement volume (4 p.m.-5 p.m.) was recorded to be 131 vehicles,
219 vehicles (63%) short of the minimum 350 vehicles required to satisfy the volume warrant;
(2)during the peak hour (4 p.m.-5 p.m.) 72 pedestrians crossed Crown Hill Place at the
intersection of Hill Heights Road.
(3) when conflicting traffic movements approached the intersection at approximately the
same time drivers were often confused with assigning the right-of-way.
The vehicle volume within the intersection of Hill Heights Road and Crown Hill Places does
not warrant the installation of all-way stop controls, however the vehicular and pedestrian
volumes do warrant the installation of a stop control on Hill Heights Road.
B) Accident History
A review of the accident history for the intersection of Hill Heights Road and Crown Hill
Place revealed no reportable accidents in the last three years (1995-1997).
Conclusions:
The installation of all-way stop controls at the intersection of Hill Heights Road
andCrownHillPlace are not warranted, however the introduction of a stop sign control on
HillHeights Road at CrownHill Place would assign right-of-way and provide safe, convenient
and efficient traffic movement at this intersection.
Contact Name:
Kevin Akins, Traffic Technologist, Transportation Services Division - District 2.
(416)394-6046; Fax: 394-8942.
John Thomas, P.Eng.
Director, Transportation Services - District 2
KA
Attachments
ccStreet File "H"
