Traffic Concerns at Hanna Road
and Millwood Road
(City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next
regular meeting of Council to be held on Wednesday, October 28, 1998.)
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(Clause No. 6 of Report No. 13 of the East York Community Council)
The East York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(September 2, 1998) from the Director, District One, Transportation Services:
Purpose:
To report to the September 16, 1998, meeting of the East York Community Council on the
proposed installation of all-way stop control at Hanna Road and Millwood Road
Financial Implications:
The proposed work can be accommodated in the Current Operating Budget.
Recommendations:
"It is recommended that:
(1)Schedule XIX of By-law No. 92-93, entitled "To regulate traffic on roads in the Borough
of East York" be amended to implement all-way stop control at the intersection of Hanna
Road and Millwood Road; and
(2)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to
give effect thereto."
Background:
The Works and Emergency Services Department received a letter from an East York resident
dated September 9, 1997, requesting the installation of some form of traffic control device at
the intersection of Hanna Road and Millwood Road. A second letter was received from
another EastYork resident dated July 7, 1998, concerning safety at this intersection and
requesting that the south leg of the intersection be closed and traffic redirected to adjacent
streets.
Discussion:
This intersection was studied in 1996 as a result of safety concerns from East York residents.
As a result of our study, this Department implemented the following measures in August 1996
to ensure the sightlines for northbound and southbound motorists were not obstructed:
- Installed a "No Parking Anytime" zone on the south side of Millwood Road, from a point
40metres west of Hanna Road to a point 40 metres east of Hanna Road, to eliminate sight
obstructions for northbound motorists;
- Relocated the stop bar for northbound traffic on Hanna Road to a point 2.3 metres closer to
the intersection;
- Requested the Toronto Police Service to conduct speed enforcement measures on
HannaRoad in the vicinity of Millwood Road;
- Investigated a hedge height concern on the northwest corner of the intersection. After being
issued a notice of violation, the property owner complied and reduced the height of the
hedge;
- Requested the Parks and Recreation Department to trim the foliage obstructing a "School
Crossing" sign for westbound traffic on Millwood Road.
The Commissioner of Development Services was requested to report back to the former East
York Council in April 1997 on the effectiveness of the above measures and options for
signage to indicate that the intersection of Hanna Road and Millwood Road is a two-way stop
only.
A report to the former East York Council dated March 3, 1997, advised that an analysis of
reported collisions during the period from September to December 1996 revealed one
collision involving a southbound motorist failing to yield the right-of-way to an eastbound
motorist. It was also reported that there are no standard signs that would be readily
understandable by motorists to indicate that an intersection is not controlled by all-way stop.
The former East York Council received and noted the report at its meeting of March 17, 1997.
As a result of the concern received from an East York resident on September 9, 1998, staff
conducted a traffic count at the subject intersection on November 26, 1997. Furthermore,
collision data was compiled for the period from January to December 1997. Difficulties in
obtaining up-to-date collision data caused a delay in completing this investigation. An all-way
stop warrant was compiled and is attached in Appendix A. Although the traffic volume at this
intersection does not meet the minimum requirements for all-way stop control, collision
records indicate that five collisions of a type susceptible to correction by all-way stop control
have occurred in the previous 12-month period. Therefore, all-way stop control is warranted
based upon collision experience at this intersection.
The request to close off the south leg of the intersection is not considered prudent at this time
since, as the resident noted, traffic will be redirected to other adjacent streets. The volume of
traffic utilizing Hanna Road is typical for a local urban residential street. Since the collision
experience at Hanna Road and Millwood Road is the main concern, and since all-way stop
control is warranted based on this collision experience, we expect that the implementation of
all-way stop control will increase safety at this intersection. The location of the proposed
all-way stop control is illustrated in Appendix 'B'.
Conclusions:
Efforts by this Department to increase safety at this intersection, including the installation of
"No Parking Anytime" zones, reducing hedge heights, and relocating the stop bar for
northbound traffic on Hanna Road at Millwood Road, have not been effective in reducing
collision experience. Studies conducted as a result of recent concerns raised by residents have
revealed that all-way stop control is warranted based on the number of collisions that have
occurred at this intersection in the 12 month period from January 1, 1997, to December 31,
1997. Therefore, it is recommended that all-way stop control be implemented at the
intersection of Hanna Road and Millwood Road.
Contact Name:
Bryan Muir, Transportation Technologist
778-2227
bmuir@borough.eastyork.on.ca
Appendix `A'
All-way Stop Warrant - Hanna Road at Millwood Road
WARRANT |
DESCRIPTION
|
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT |
COMPLIANCE |
ENTIRE
% |
NUMERIC |
% |
MINIMUM
TRAFFIC
VOLUME |
A. Vehicle volume for all
approaches,
per hour, for 4 hours, and
|
375 |
782.5 |
100 |
Minimum
of
A. and B.
73 |
B. Combined vehicle and
pedestrian
volume from minor street, per
hour, for the same 4 hours
|
150 |
109.5 |
73 |
ACCIDENT
HAZARD |
Total reported collisions of a type
susceptible to correction by
all-way stop control, within a 12
month period
|
5 |
5 |
100 |
100 |