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(Continued from page 1) Planner Bruce Bellows, of the long range planning section for the Town of Oakville, says this bridge will help the growing northern Oakville population access the rest of the Town. Iroquois Ridge North, for example, currently has an estiâ€" mated population of 6,000. By the year 2001, a conservative population estimate is 11,500. Today, River Oaks has a population of 9,000 but by 2001, it‘s expected this will rise to 13,600. Glen Abbey which has a population of 18,500 today will have approximately 21,000 by 2001. There will also be two new areas developing between now and the end of the century that will also benefit from this new bridge. The first, which will be known as the Uptown Core, will be a commercial downtown core for North Oakville, located at the southwest corner of Trafalgar Road and Highway 5. Here, a large regional shopping plaza will be found along with office space, mixed residential/comâ€" mercial, retail, institutional, high density residential townhouses and a park. Bellows predicts the resiâ€" dential population to be 300 by 1997 and 2,000 by the year 2001. The second area, West Oak Trails, will be located on the vacant area north of Glen Abbey at the junction of Upper Middle Road and Highway 5. Bellows says this will be higher in density compared to Glen Abbey and more pedestrian oriented than other areas in Oakville. He says the projected resiâ€" dential population for 2001 is 8,200. When the bridge first opens, the forecast is for an average of 16,000 vehicles a day, according to Dave Bloomer, manager of design, Public Works Department, Town of Oakville. "The bridge has four lanes to start with," Bloomer explains, "but it is designed for a six lane corridor in the future. By 2011, it is expected traffic will increase to 20,000 vehiâ€" cles a day with 2,800 moving over it during the peak hour." SATURN A DifrErENT Kinp or Comrany. DirEERKENTâ€"KiND of Cark. NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU TURN THERE‘S A SATURN FOR YOU! Bridge Opening â€" Friday, Aug. 20, 1993 â€" 2 rromn 16,275 C sn COME SEE US AT SUMMERFEST AUG. 21st FOR OUR GYMNASTIC DISPLAY KINDERGYM CIRCUIT SEE YOU THERE! * Freight $400.00 plus applicable taxes SATURN SW2 "The Family Business That Service Built" /Ashn y pudds 507 SPEERSROAD ISUZUV OAKVILLE 845â€"1610 : 461 NoRTH seRVice : (Between Dorval 4th Line) ANTOINETTES GYMNASTIC CLUB UPENREGISTRATION AUGC. 30 31 1993 . 9:00 a.m.â€"8:00 p.m. EALL SESSION ; * TINY TUMBLERS (2 to 3 yrs.) â€" * KINDERGYM (3 to 5 yrs.) ; * SPECIALTYKINDERGYM : PROGRAMS ADVANCED : KINDERGYM (min. 4 yrs;) | * + ELITE PETITE (min. 5 yr$.) | ; h * GIRLS‘ GYMNASTICS (6/to 10 yrs.) *T \, + BOYS‘ GYMNASTICS (6 to 10 yrs.) | * PERFORMANCE PLUS (min. Leve] ; 4) ANTOINETTES ACHIEVEMENT : ROGRAM: ; i : | : : i‘ | PB RD.. W. Bridge to meet needs of growing community Not only will this bridge serve the growing population of North Oakville, it will also link Dorval with Neyagawa Boulevard, a future road planned for the west side of River Oaks. "When these connecâ€" tions are made," says Bloomer, "there will be a significant increase in traffic on the bridge." "I have a feeling there will be a reduction in traffic across the Queen Elizabeth Way ‘because of this new bridge," says Bloomer, "but there are no actual projections." Foy says services are another area expected to benefit because of this bridge. Police, fire and ambuâ€" lance services will now find it faster and easier to reach areas like Glen Abbey and River Oaks, especially during morning and afternoon rush hours when the Queen Elizabeth Way is congested with commuters. Residents in the north may also find pizza and other food delivery services to be slightly faster. Furthermore, members of the Glen Abbey and River Oaks Recreation Centres, who are able to take part in activities at both locations, will find it easier and faster to reach these places using the bridge. "Transit services across this bridge have also been considered," explains Foy, "but because of budâ€" get constraints this may not be immediate." This bridge is bringing more than just an alternate route in Oakville. It is bringing neighborâ€" hoods closer together and closer to major shopping areas. It is also a reminder of the future development expected in this town. For people concerned that Oakville is getting too big too fast, Foy says the Town is committed to making sure people are comfortable shopping, living and doing business here. "It all depends on how we deal with the scale of development," he adds. "We are planning to meet resiâ€" dents‘ needs for increased recreâ€" ational areas, schools, and churches. We are making sure we pay attenâ€" tion to detail." #~ fl : = (14 wke.) SEPT. 13â€"DEC. 19, 1993 EEN GYMNASTICS (11 over) :