City of Greater Sudbury Transportation Study Report

8. ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS
Possible solutions that will address existing and future capacity deficiencies were determined
through the review of findings contained within earlier studies, examination of right-of-way
widths, site visits and discussions with City staff. Solutions took the form of new roads, road
widenings, or operational improvements such as the addition of turning lanes, or traffic signal
optimization.
In this chapter, improvements that benefit the road network, as a whole, are discussed.
Road improvements that demonstrate a localized benefit to the immediate neighborhood or
adjacent intersection and primarily service trips in the local area are discussed in Chapter 9.
The following list identifies the corridors that are either experiencing p.m. peak hour capacity
problems now or will experience capacity problems by 2021.
1. Notre Dame Avenue between Elm Street and LaSalle Boulevard.
2. The Kingsway between Lloyd Street and 3 rd Avenue.
3. LaSalle Boulevard between Barrydowne Road and MR 35.
4. MR 55 between Big Nickel Mine Drive and Highway 17, and the Southwest Bypass
between Long Lake Road and MR 55.
5. MR 35 between Azilda and Chelmsford.
6. Ramsey Lake Road between South Bay Road and Paris Street.
7. MR 80 (Notre Dame Avenue) from north of LaSalle Boulevard to MR 15 (Main Street) in
Valley East. This includes the section of MR 80 through McCrea Heights.
For each of the corridors experiencing problems, alternative improvements were identified
and screened. In some cases, the screening process concluded that there was only one
viable alternative to address the problem. In other cases, the screening process concluded
that there was more than one viable alternative to address the problem. These alternatives
were then carried forward for further evaluation.
1. Notre Dame Avenue in the northbound direction between Elm Street and LaSalle
Boulevard
Notre Dame Avenue, in the northbound direction, between Elm Street and LaSalle
Boulevard is nearing capacity during the p.m. peak hour and expected to reach capacity
by 2021. Possible solutions to mitigate this deficiency include widening the existing road,
widening an alternate parallel road, or constructing a new road.
Due to existing physical constraints in the east and the built up nature of the area to the
west, it was concluded that constructing a new road parallel to Notre Dame Avenue is not
a feasible alternative.
CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY
OFFICIAL PLAN BACKGROUND REPORT
September 2005 Page 65