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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 5, 2017 | 8 F o r m o re n e w s , v is it o a k v ille b e a v e r.c o m Q > OAKVILLE oakville.ca N e w Y e a r' s L e v e e 2017 January 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. Town Hall, 1 2 2 5 Trafalgar Road A ll O ak v ille residents are in vited to help ring in th e N e w Year. Join us a t T o w n Hall on Jan uary 8, 1 to 3 p.m ., fo r th e M a y o r an d Council's A n n u a l N e w Year's Levee. M ayor Rob Burton Pedestrian Crossovers New to Oakville Residents and visitors w ill n o w see a n e w p edestrian crossover device a t Navy and Church (in fr o n t o f C entennial Square). This is th e firs t o f several crossovers th a t w ill be insta lle d across to w n th is year. It is im p o rta n t th a t everyone understands th e rules a ro u n d th e n e w pede stria n crossovers. W h a t is a p e d e s t r i a n c r o s s o v e r ? · A pedestrian crossover is a n e w ty p e o f crossing w h e re drivers and cyclists are re q u ire d to sto p fo r pedestrians in te n d in g to cross th e road. · Drivers and cyclists m ust a llo w th e p edestrian to cross th e FULL w id th o f th e road b e fo re p roceeding. · Pedestrian crossovers have specific p a ve m e n t m arkings and crossing signs. · There are th re e types o f crossovers. The crossover a t Navy and Church has poles, fla s h in g beacons above th e signs and pedestrian push b u tto n s. · U nlike pedestrian crosswalks a t tr a ffic signal locations, a t a crossover, drivers and cyclists m ust stop b e h ind th e yie ld lin e and w a it u n til th e p edestrian co m p le te ly crosses th e road b e fo re p roceeding. D riv e rs · Be pre p a red to stop fo r pedestrians · Stop b e h in d th e yie ld line · M ake eye c o n ta c t to ensure ped e stria n sees you · W a it u n til ped e stria n c o m p le te ly crosses road b e fo re pro ce e d in g C y c lis ts · W h e n rid in g w ith tra ffic , fo llo w rules fo r drivers · W h e n crossing w ith pedestrians, fo llo w rules fo r pedestrians · D is m o u n t and w a lk y o u r b ike across P e d e s tria n s · Indicate in te n tio n to cross · W a it fo r tr a ffic to stop · M ake eye c o n ta c t to ensure d riv e r sees you A ll road users m ust o b e y 'ped e stria n crossover rules, and laws are in e ffe c t a t all tim es. F o r m o r e d e t a i l s v i s i t o a k v i l l e .c a a n d s e a r c h " p e d e s tr i a n c r o s s o v e r s ." STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS Hydro lin e tre e p ru n in g in sou th -cen tral O akville Tree p ru n in g n e a r h y d ro lines c o n tin u e s in n e ig h b o u rh o o d s o f so u th -c e n tra l O a kville (Zone 2). The to w n 's professional c o n tra c to r w ill p ru n e trees on b e h a lf o f O akville H ydro to ensure safe clearance a ro u n d hyd ro lines and to m in im iz e sa fe ty hazards and p o w e r outages. Trees are pru n e d to th e Electrical Safety A u th o rity 's (ESA) in d u s try standard o f p ro v id in g a m in im u m th re e -m e tre (1 0 -fo o t) clearance. In rare instances, trees g ro w in g to o close to h y d ro lines m ay re q u ire rem oval w h e n th e clearance sta n d a rd c a n n o t be achieved using acceptable p ru n in g practices. In some situ a tio n s, th e to w n m ust p ru n e p riv a te ly o w n e d trees if th e y are g ro w in g to o close to h yd ro lines. In cases w h e re h yd ro lines are located in rear yards, O akville H ydro has an easem ent th ro u g h th e p ro p e rty w h ic h a llo w s th e a rb o ris t to access th e tre e . M o re in fo rm a tio n on tre e p ru n in g a ro u n d h yd ro lines can be fo u n d a t o a kville h y d ro .c o m , o r oakville.ca and searching "tre e m a in te n a n c e " o r c o n ta c t serviceoakville@ oakville.ca o r 905-845-6601.