Background Report - Town of Georgina

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undertake other daily trip purposes within the community.
5. Roadway Network to Accommodate Development
The available primary roadway grid consisting of the Regional and Provincial facilities is expected to continue
to provide capacity and accessibility to serve the travel demands of the projected population.
The location of the proposed development areas indicates that most of these grid roads will have to
accommodate increased traffic flows. In particular:
• Park Road will accommodate increased traffic flows. These increased traffic flows can likely
be accommodated by the existing cross-section. In addition, the intersection with Highway 48
appears to have sufficient reserve capacity to satisfactorily meet the increased vehicle
demands;
• Dalton Road and High Street will also attract increased traffic flows since these are the roads
that provide the central access to Highway 48. Consideration will have to be given to
intersection treatments including modifications and improvements to provide sufficient
vehicle capacities particularly for vehicle turning movements. The intersections that will
likely require attention include:
• Highway 48 and High Street where signal timing modifications will likely be required;
• High Street and Burke Street where consideration must be given to prioritizing north
south traffic flows;
• Dalton Road and High Street. The configuration of this intersection along with the
Baseline Road alignment should be investigated to determine the most optimum
configuration to serve the pre-dominant traffic flows. A public school is proposed on
Baseline Road which will place increased vehicle demands on the key area regional
road intersections;
• Black River Road and Dalton Road is expected to accommodate increased traffic flow
demands. However it is likely that the existing intersection configuration can
satisfactorily accommodate this demand.
The increased population will also create additional vehicle demands on the other regional roads providing
alternate accessibility to and from the south. These roads include Metro Road North, Baseline Road and
Woodbine Avenue. It is likely that these roads have sufficient reserve capacity to satisfactorily accommodate
the increased traffic flows. However intersections with Kennedy Road and Woodbine Avenue should be
monitored to determine if turning lane additions are necessary along with the introduction of upgraded traffic
control devices.
It is concluded that the primary roadway focus to accommodate the planned growth in population should be to:
• Identify the most optimum roadway / intersection configuration in the Dalton Road / High
Street and Baseline Road area;
• Initiate intersection improvements and modifications where necessary to accommodate the
primary north south traffic flow demand on High Street / Dalton Road between Highway 48
and Black River Road;
• Monitor the following regional roads and their intersections to ensure satisfactory operations
– Baseline Road, Kennedy Road, Metro Road North and Woodbine Avenue;
Traffic studies undertaken when development is contemplated will address the timing and type of
improvement and addition necessary to accommodate the traffic flow demands.
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