Works and Emergency Services
City Hall
23rd Floor, East Tower
100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5H 2N2
January 26, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services, District 1
Subject:Davenport Road at Alberta Avenue - Removal of the temporal "No Right Turn"
prohibition (Davenport)
Purpose:
To rescind the existing "No right turn from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday"
prohibition for westbound traffic on Davenport Road at Alberta Avenue.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds for the removal of the existing signs in the amount of $200.00 are contained in the
Transportation Services Division 1999 Current Budget request.
Recommendations:
(1) That the "No right turn from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition
for westbound traffic on Davenport Road at Alberta Avenue be rescinded; and
(2) That the appropriate City Officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to
give effect to the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be
required.
Comments:
At the request of Councillor Betty Disero, on behalf of area residents, Works staff have
investigated the feasibility of rescinding the "No right turn from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,
Monday to Friday" prohibition for westbound traffic on Davenport Road at Alberta Avenue.
Councillor Disero requested that the signs for the above-noted turn prohibition be covered
over on a trial basis and a traffic count be undertaken of the volume of vehicles executing
right turns from Davenport Road to Alberta Avenue during the afternoon peak period.
Accordingly, the signs were covered on February 10, 1998. A traffic count was subsequently
conducted by Works staff on May 13, 1998, which recorded a total of 58 vehicles westbound
on Davenport Road turning right onto Alberta Avenue during the period from 4:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m.
Given the low volume of vehicles turning onto Alberta Avenue from Davenport Road during
the afternoon peak period, the removal of the right turn prohibition should have a minimal
impact on the traffic volume on Alberta Avenue.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Brian Holditch, Traffic Investigator, 392-7771
Director.
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