Right Turn Prohibition onto Saunders Road from
New Esso Station/Tim Horton's Driveway
North of Kingston Road
(Ward 13 - Scarborough Bluffs)
The Scarborough Community Council recommends the adoption of the
following report (December 17, 1999) from the Director of Transportation
Services, District 4:
Purpose:
To investigate the need for a right-turn prohibition exiting from the
new ESSO Station/Tim Horton's driveway to Saunders Road.
Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The $300.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of turn
prohibition signs is available in the Transportation Services 2000 budget, Cost
Centre No. TP0226.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) the westbound right-turn movement from the ESSO station/Tim
Horton's driveway, 30 metres north of Kingston Road be prohibited
from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, as identified in
Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and
(2) the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.
Background:
As a result of a petition signed by 24 of the 29 homes (83 percent) on Saunders
Road requesting that right turns be prohibited from the new ESSO/Tim
Horton's driveway onto Saunders Road from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to
Friday, Transportation Services investigated this location and are reporting the
results of our investigations.
Comments:
Saunders Road is a local residential road located immediately east of
Scarborough Golf Club Road and north of Kingston Road. The redeveloped site
on the north-east corner of Kingston Road and Saunders Road, which contains
a Tim Horton's and an ESSO gas station, was opened in 1999. This property has
driveways intersecting both Kingston Road and Saunders Road. Right-turns are
currently prohibited from Kingston Road to Saunders Road between 7:00 a.m.
and 9:00 a.m., from Monday to Friday.
During our two-hour study, conducted from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, November 2, 1999, Transportation Services staff recorded 45
motorists exiting from the ESSO/Tim Horton's driveway to proceed north
on Saunders Road. Twenty-six vehicles were also observed disobeying
the existing turn prohibition at Kingston Road and Saunders Road
during this same time period.
Conclusions:
We are recommending that right turns be prohibited from the ESSO/Tim
Horton's driveway, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday to mimic the
existing right-turn prohibition at Kingston Road and Saunders Road. This
recommended right-turn prohibition will prevent motorists from cutting
through the ESSO/Tim Horton's parking lot to circumvent the right turn
prohibition at Kingston Road and Saunders Road.
Contact:
Bruce D. Clayton
Supervisor, Traffic Engineering, Works and Emergency Services
Tel: 396-7844
Fax: 396-5681
E-Mail: clayton@toronto.ca
Appendix 1
"Prohibited Turns"
Prohibition to be Enacted
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Intersection or Turn Times or
Portion Of Highway Direction Prohibited Days
Saunders Road Westbound Right 7:00 a.m. to
at the driveway 9:00 a.m.
30 metres north of Monday to
Kingston Road Friday