Following community concerns, Clarington Council has voted to permanently ban heavy truck traffic along Concession Roads 6 and 7 between Townline Road and Bowmanville Avenue.
Council heard from many residents voicing safety concerns over the number of heavy trucks hauling dirt and debris from construction sites in Oshawa to a dumping site in Kawartha Lakes, said a council statement.
As a result, the Public Works Department will be working with the community to implement some traffic management measures, including the installation of rubber speed cushions on Concession Road 6 later this spring and a speed study. Red flashing beacons will also be installed at the all-way stop intersection on Concession Road 6 and Solina Road.
Public Works staff will also form a working group with members of the community to develop a permanent traffic calming plan for the area that may be implemented in 2023. In addition, pedestrians will see a paved shoulder added to Solina Road on the east side, just south of Concession Road 6 and along the north side of Concession Road 6 east of Solina Road. The pedestrian walking areas will be added to the 2023 capital budget.
Read report PWD-008-22 for more information.