Safety and accessibility improvements have been completed at one of Courtenay’s busiest intersections.
The City of Courtenay said intelligent traffic monitoring has been added at Cliffe Avenue and 5th Street, making it easier for people to walk, cycle, take transit and drive through the area.
Mayor Bob Wells said making the intersection safer and more accessible while keeping traffic disruptions to a minimum is a win for everyone.
“The data gathered through this project also helps us better understand how people move through our community and give us the information we need to improve operations, respond to changing conditions and make informed decisions in real time about future transportation investments.”
The upgrades include removing the northbound right-turn channel and adding a fourth pedestrian crossing.
The work was completed overnight to reduce impacts on the public.
The city said more than 20,000 vehicles, 1,400 pedestrians and 500 cyclists travel through the intersection each day.
The project was supported by the city’s intelligent intersection pilot, a data-collection system using Miovision’s AI-powered traffic analytics platform.
Following the pilot project’s success, the city is expanding intelligent traffic monitoring to the following intersections along designated safe routes to school corridors:
– Island Highway and Veterans Memorial Parkway
– Lerwick Road and Mission Road
– Lerwick Road and Idiens Way
– Lerwick Road and Malahat Drive
– Cliffe Avenue and 5th Street (expanded monitoring area)
