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4 Our Huge Thanks to all who helped raise $12,500 through Beyond the Stage Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,July 26, 2011 Busy intersection to be widened By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Construction will begin this fall at the Mountainview Rd./Delrex Blvd. intersection to widen it to allow for centre leftturn lanes. Council approved the new design at a recent meeting. There are more than 19,000 vehicles per day going through this intersection, and according to the Town-retained traffic safety specialist Gerry Forbes there are approximately three collisions per year. That's higher than expected based on the volume, he said, and 50 per cent of them are deemed "left-turn collisions". With the growth to come in Georgetown South, this collision stat is expected to grow. The traffic is growing at 2 per cent year, he said, and the collision rate is 4 per cent per year, "so you're losing ground." The new design for the intersection will allow for centre left-run lanes on Mountainview Rd. designed with a vehicular capacity of approximately three to four car lengths. In addition, the boulevards will be reduced to allow residents living near the intersection to continue parking their vehicles off-street. "This is one of the busiest intersections in town," said Ward 4 Councillor Bob Inglis, who has been working for many years to get a new intersection designed. "There has been a bit of history of accidents there caused by how it's designed now. Thank you for doing this." John Kwast, Manager of Design & Construction, said construction would likely be done between September and January. "We're optimistic that we can manage the traffic and the pedestrian movement at this intersection," said Kwast. While $380,000 had been budgeted in the 2008 capital budget for this project, it's expected to cost more than that. Staff will report back to council after the tendering is completed. Police blotter Tractor-trailer stolen from terminal Halton Police are investigating the theft of a 53-ft trailer loaded with $55,000 worth of Pepsi refrigerators from Truck Town Terminals on Steeles Ave. sometime between 7 and 8 p.m. Saturday. The white Di-Mond trailer has the plate V24341 on it. ··· Halton Police are investigating the theft of a motorized scooter from a garage at a Mountainview Rd. home that happened sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Entry was gained through an unlocked door. The scooter is blue, has a wire basket on it, and Shopper's Home Healthcare stickers on the back. The $3,000 scooter had been rented by the homeowner. Anyone with information is asked to call Police at 905-878-5511 ext. 2114 or Crime Stoppers of Halton at 1-800222-TIPS or 905-825-8477. ··· The 21-year-old Georgetown man injured early Friday (July 15) morning when he was hit by a car while longboarding on River Dr. has been released from hospital. The man was initially taken to Georgetown Hospital following the crash, then airlifted to Sunnybrook Hospital with critical injuries. The collision occurred at the intersection of Mountainview Rd. and River Dr. Beyond The Stage is an annual fundraising initiative of Center Stage School of the Arts, which raised valuable funds to aid Start2Finish in bridging the gap between the "haves and the have nots" amongst Canada's children. For more information on Start2Finish visit them at www.start2finishonline.org Featuring: SERVED THURSDAY & FRIDAY 11:30 am to 2:00 pm LUNCH BUFFET - Assorted Salads $ - Dessert Table - Tea & Coffee - Roast R t Beef B f - Baked Ham - BBQ Porkettes Private Catering Available 11.50 HST INCLUDED ~ LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ~ Fri. & Sat. 9:30 pm - close Rock n' Roll Blue Velvet 79 Main Street South, Georgetown 905-877-3388