NEWS SPEED BUMPS AND MORE ARE COMING FOR THIS MAJOR ACTON ROAD MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com rariety of measures designed to slow down ve- hicles on Acton's Churchill Road North have been ap- proved by Halton Hills council: peed bumps, flexible bollards, enhanced signage and pavement markings areall part of the plans that staff ye implementing next spring on the busy stretch of road between Tanners Drive to just north of the Acton Curling ¢ Cub "Stafi gaged vith ‘residents over wer ain few years todiscuss ding concerns on Churehill Road North,” said a report from Roumen Kotev, the town's traffic co- ordinator of road safety. Following a number of studies and consultation with those who live in the Several traffic calming measures will be implemented on Churchill Road North in the spring. area, the town has come up with the following plan: «Speed bumps willbe in- stalled at three locations: immediately north of the Acton Curling Club, 105 metres north of McDonald Boulevard and between Ce- dar Road and Norman Ave- nue. A speed bump will al- so be installed on Cedar Road between Churchill Road North and the Acton District School parking lot. lexible bollards — signs with the listed speed Don’t get stuck without fresh coffee! (4) Direct from the Roastery Y] Freshly roasted specialty coffee PA PX-\IhY-Va-Xo Male |alaaceMtcolll me lolel a SOP OEE 2 or 2 EK BS aa le ereere = ed ee yee ORDER ONLINE @ BL ACKCREEKCOFFEE.COM limit erected in the middle ort the road and on the edge be installed about “30 metres south of Norman Avenue. They will be removed for winter maintenance annually and bereinstalled in the spring. RENT WATER TREATMENT sTAaRTING AT $9.95, IR THE FIRST 3 MONTHS TH Google Maps photo ‘affic Calmed Neigh- bourhood" signs will be placed near the intersec- tion of Churchill Road North and Tanners Drive, and near the Acton Curl Clu vers ‘50 km/h begins" sign will also uoweH = ddl OUL | € be installed on Third Line. + Edge lines will be = painted on the east and west side of the road from 2 ? Tanner 's Drive to just south isby Lane, along with = aden crosswalk m arkings § & at the intersection with § 3 McDonald Boulevard. All z Local resident Paul Gal- lant attended the mal council meeting to make suggestions on hae ways speeding could be cur- tailed on Churchill Road North, including the use of digital speed signs and re- ducing the speed limit to 30 km/h. Ward 1 Councillor Mike Albano said he's 's happy the traffic calming measures are finally going to be put in place. "I think what staff pro- posed will significantly re- duce speed in the area,” he said. SAVE $500 OFF A WHOLE HOME SYSTEM NO PAYMENTS UNTIL 2022! Q 5 Mountainview Rd N, Georgetown & (905) 877-6242 www.culligan.com | info@culliganwater.ca