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Home My WebLink AboutOES 10-06 271 Citq c~ REPORT TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Report Number: OES 10-06 Date: February 27,2006 From: Everett Buntsma Director, Operations & Emergency Services Subject: Construction Priorities for Regional Roads - Within the City of Pickering File: A-2130 Recommendation: 1. That Report OES 10-06 regarding Regional Road construction priorities within the City of Pickering be received for information and forwarded to the Regional Municipality of Durham Executive Summary: The following Regional Road construction priorities listed in the table below, identify the City's priorities for consideration by the Region of Durham. PRIORITY ROAD NAME IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS 1 BROCK ROAD Widening from Dellbrook Avenue to Fifth Concession Road including CPR Grade Separation south of Taunton Road to address impacts created by the construction of Hwy. 407. 2 AL TONA ROAD Widening from Kingston Road to Strouds Lane from 2 to 4 lanes. 3 KINGSTON ROAD Corridor Improvements from Walnut Lane to Glenanna Road as per recommendations from the Kingston Road Corridor Study. 4 WHITES ROAD Widening from Oklahoma Drive to Hwy. 401 from 2 to 4 lanes including Intersection Improvements at Oklahoma Drive/Granite Court. 5 BROCK ROAD Widening from Bayly Street to Finch Avenue from 5 to 7 lanes (immediate need for additional southbound lane from Kingston Road to HiQhway 401). 6 FINCH AVENUE Signalization at Rosebank Road. 27;2 Report OES 10-06 Date: February 27,2006 Subject: Construction Priorities for Regional Roads Within the City of Pickerin~1 Page 2 7 BA YL Y STREET Intersection & Signalization Improvements at Sandy Beach Road. 8 BROCK ROAD Widening from Fifth Concession Road to North of Hwy. 7 from 2 to 4 lanes (the Brougham By- pass). 9 KINGSTON ROAD Corridor Improvements from Steeple Hill to Delta Boulevard as per recommendations from the KinQston Road Corridor Study. 10 KINGSTON ROAD Corridor Improvements from Dixie Road to Fairport Road as per recommendations from the KinQston Road Corridor Study. 11 KINGSTON ROAD Corridor Improvements from Brock Road to Notion Road as per recommendations from the KinQston Road Corridor Study. 12 FINCH AVENUE Intersection & Signalization Improvements at Liverpool Road. Financial Implications: Regional Road construction costs are borne entirely by the Regional Municipality of Durham with the exception of streetlights, sidewalks and some aesthetic improvements. Traffic Control Signals at intersections on Regional Roads that do not meet warrants require funding to be provided by others. Background: The City of Pickering's last report on Regional Road priorities was Report OES 38-04 and was received by Council on December 20, 2004 through Resolution #167/04. The report was forwarded to the Region of Durham for input into their 2005 Budget and Four-Year Capital Forecast. The Region's 2005 Capital Budget included $4.1 million of construction in Pickering and $22.3 million of major projects in the four-year forecast. It was becoming evident that the Region was planning for major road construction expenditures in Pickering in the near future. Regional Works staff have prepared the 2006 Regional Roads Servicing and Financing Study (Report #2006-J-01) and it was considered at the Finance & Administration and Works Committees meeting on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. The report covers the annual 2006 Road Capital Program and a Four-Year Forecast (2007-2010). CORP0227-07/01 6]7· 'r; " .,) Report OES 10-06 Date: February 27,2006 Subject: Construction Priorities for Regional Roads Within the City of Pickerin~1 Page 3 In 2006, the Region is proposing to advance the construction of the Brock Road/CPR Subway grade separation at an estimated cost of $4.5 million. This work was originally forecast for 2007 but can now commence as soon as the temporary detour work that is currently underway is complete. Also included in 2006 is an additional south bound lane on Brock Road from Pickering Parkway to Hwy 401 at an estimated cost of $300,000. Property acquisition and utility relocation is proposed for 2006 on Brock Road from Dellbrook Avenue to Taunton Road. This is in preparation for a $7.0 million widening forecast for 2007. An additional $50,000 is proposed in 2006 for the Whites Road at Granite Court intersection project that was approvE!d in 2005 with a budget of $900,000. This project is scheduled to commence in spring :2006. The Four-Year Capital Forecast includes four major road capital projects in Pickering. Brock Road (Dellbrook Avenue - Taunton Road) Altona Road (Regional Road Hwy 2 to Strouds Lane) Brock Road (Bayly St to Finch Avenue) Brock Road (Taunton Road to 5th Concession) $7.0 million 5.6 million 5.2 million 3.5 million 2007 2008 2009 2010 The Region continues to channel its efforts into its major arterial roads such as Taunton Road, Brock Road, Harmony Road and the BaylyNictoria/Bloor Street Corridor, in order to accommodate increased traffic flow. The Brock Road and Altona Road projects are very important to Pickering and it must be impressed upon the Region that delays to these undertakings cannot be accepted. The 2006 Capital Budget and Four-Year Forecast does not address corridor improvements along Kingston Road as per the recommendations from the Kingston Road Corridor Study. The Region should be requested to focus on this initiative and include it in the next forecast as it is very important to the City of Pickering. Other Pickering priorities that are not addressed in their report include intersection and signalization improvements at Bayly Street at Sandy Beach Road , signalization of the intersection of Finch Avenue at Rosebank Road, and intersection and signalization improvements at Finch Avenue at Liverpool Road. Report 2006-J-01 includes a recommendation for a Roads Network Rationalization Plan to be adopted to realign responsibility of the road network to the applicable area municipalities based upon, but not limited to, the findings in the 2002 Who Does What Study. The Roads Plan shall include discussions with area municipalities to ensure: a. A phase-in schedule be developed for 2007 with a phased transfer to be completed within 5 years (no later than 2012); CORP0227-07/01 2"''''1·- ,,' t ~ r Report OES 10-06 Date: February 27,2006 Subject: Construction Priorities for Regional Roads Within the City of Pickeringl Page 4 b. Roads be transferred in their current "as is" condition; c. Roads transfer to occur in 2006 for any municipality who has funding opportunities and is willing to assume all or a portion of a particular road; and d. The plan would be repmted upon annually in the Roads Servicing and Financing Study. Report 2006-J-01 also advises that the Ministry of Transportation has approached the Region to propose a download of Hwy 7 from the York/Durham Townline easterly for 7 kilometers to Brock Road. Regional staff are reviewing the issue and will bring a proposal to Council for consideration. In response to correspondence received from Pickering Council, the Region is intending on establishing a Regional Road Noise Abatement Policy in 2006 so that issues of noise impacts from Regional Roads can be addressed. It is important to note that no funding will be available for this initiative in 2006. If guidelines or a policy is approved in 2006, appropriate budget provisions will be considered by the Region in 2007. The issue of traffic signal disentangløment is also addressed in the report. The Region hired a consultant in 200S to review and establish lines of communication with area municipalities with respect to the determination, construction, operation and maintenance of signalized intersections. Regional staff are advising that they are not proceeding with these discussions at this time. Overall, Regional Works Staff should be acknowledged for recognizing and addressing Regional Road needs in the City of Pickering as indicated in their 2006 Regional Roads Servicing and Financing Study. Many priorities that Pickering has recommended are now included in the Region's capital forecast, and major projects in Pickering have been identified in every year from 2006 to 2010. The following is a list of all Regional Roads within the City of Pickering or along the boundary limits, and are listed in order of Regional Road numbers. It is provided for information only. RR #1 Brock Road from Montgomery Park Road to Uxbridge Townline RR Hwy. 2 Kin~ston Road from Toronto border (Rouge River) to Ajax boundary RR #4 Taunton Road from Markham Townline (York Road #30) to Ajax boundary RR #5 Concession 9 Road (Central Street) from Markham Townline (York Road #30) to RR #23 (Lakeridge Road) Whitby boundary RR #22 Bavlv Street from RR :#38 (Whites Road) to RR #24 (Church Street) Ajax boundary CORP0227-07/01 Report OES 10-06 Date: February 27,2006 "Vl'":':' L. ~J Subject: Construction Priorities for Regional Roads Within the City of Pickerin£ Page 5 RR #23 RR #24 RR #27 RR #29 RR #31 RR #37 RR #38 Lakerid~e Road from Ajax boundary (Conc. 5 Road) to Uxbridge Townline (Conc. 10 Road) Church Street from RR #22 (Bayly Street) to Ajax boundary (CN Rail line) Altona Road from RIR #2 (Kingston Road) to Whitevale Road thence westerly to Markham Townline (York Road #30) Liverpool Road from RR #22 Bayly Street to RR #37 Finch Avenue Westney Road from Fifth Concession Road (Ajax boundary) to Seventh Concession Road, thence westerly to RR #1 Brock Road Finch Avenue from RR #27 Altona Road to RR #1 Brock Road Whites Road from south of Broadgreen Street to R.R. #4 (Taunton Road) Attachments: N/A Prepared By: RH:ds Attachments Everett Director Operations & Emergency Services Copy: Chief Administrative Officer "}