Region pushes for Lake Ridge WIIrIBY FREE PRESS.a WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987, PAGE 9 -401 interchan'ge By ROXANNE REVELER Durham Region is pushing for a new interchange connecting Hlwy 401 and Lake Ridge Rond (Regional Rd. 23) and asking the Province te consider using the artery as a primary 401-407 freeway-to-freewey connection in the future. In the report to counicil, planning commissioner Mofeed Michael indiceted one of the tasks of the regional transportation study completed by bis department was to examine the future role of Regional Road 23 as a major north-south arteriel road in Durham. H-e stated thet elthough the road was one of the only two north-south ronds that ran througb the entire region, there was no access to the 401 even though such an interchange Garden St. tender approved Durham Region bas approved a tender. for reconstruction of part of Garden Street and confirmed its commitment te pay for some of the cost. .low tender arnount of $458,876 submitted by Lamco Construction Ltd. bas been sanc- tioned for reconstruction of Garden St. from Roýsland Rd. te Mountbatten St. The tender was more than $30,000 less than the next lowest bid and was chosen fromn seven submissions. The tender was called on an "alternative basis" te give the Town of Witby flexibility to proceed with éither a fully urban cross-section or a semi-urban. The latter wes chosen by the Town. The Regionds share of the work in this contract amounts te $27,500, te include the extension RSe's Deli open.s FROM PAGE 8 a sign!" she says of business simce opening on Thursday Nov. 12. Vasey bas already had a few lunch regulars who corne in for one of the many fresh sandwiches offered, a trend that she hopes will increaseas word gets out. Vasey offers limited seating room but -in the suimmer bopes te, open a patio that will look east across Perry St. She is also applying an Italian theme to the deli. "Right now Whitby bas mostly German, Dutch and European meats. I think Italian will do alright." Rossas mostly Italien meets, but also a menu of Canadian meats and some from European countries other than Italy. Rosslso offers Sicilian pastries whicb are delivered from Toronto. Vasey bas no plans te cater but she does prepare plates for lunch and wine and cheese parties. 'I hope te open a store in Oshawa or Scarborough some time in the future," she says, if b erVWhitby store goes as well as of a sub-trunk sanitary sewer north on Garden from Rossland, including two manholes. This sanitary serwer is required to service future residential development. Population higher The number 48,000 more accuretely reflects the population of Whitby, says the Town clerk's department. So on Monday night Whitby council agreed to change its population signs accordingly end ask the Ministry of Transportation to change population signs on provincial highways. The signs now indicate VWtby's population to be 46,000. Records from the regional assessment office indicate the population to be 47,271. But because a census is only teken every three years, the true population is not known. The next census will be in 1988. The department feels that with continued growth in the next 12 months the population will be 48,000 by the time the census is taken. Christmas Special Fashion jewellery S.Christmas cards &wrap and ail giftware. 965 Dundas St. West. West Lynde Plaza S 430-1722 bas been identified in the Durham Region Official Plan. Michael added the construction of an interchange at 23 and the 401 "would bestow significant benefits on Durhamn Region and avoid serious deficiencies in the present road system.el .Michael said that by providing a more efficient, direct route to the 401, industriel, and residential development along the 401 in Ajaxnd Whtbywould be assisted. He seid the interchange would also improve the accessibility to northern tourism areas and second fier urban development in the Brooklin area. The level of service provided on Hwy 12 would also be expected to increase as traffic usuelly on Hwy 12 shifts to Regional 23. Michael also felt that without the construction of a new interchange at 401 and 23, traffic What- Yout, The Barn: OPEN SUNDAT Maridian Rd. & Steeles Ave. 293-2279 volumes at the 401 and Brock St. S. in Whfitby would continue to increase rapidfly due to the increased development of the Whitby area. He concluded that witb the opening of the GO station- south of Brock St., the level of service provided at the Brock St. interchange would likely deteriorate substantially from its existing level. Michael stated that with the growth of the Whtiby and Ajax areas, ressidential needs would also be acutely affected by the eisting truck volumes from the nortflern parts of the region travelling through urban areas. As most of the length of 23 is located in. undeveloped areas, a direct link with the 401 would take an enormous amount of truck trafflc from the interchanges at Brock and Harwood in Ajax. He admitted that a new interchange at 401 and 23 would Workshop & Showroom: 370 Denison St. E., Markhani. 475-2488 have an impact on the Almond village community, adding it was necessary to identiy this area as being sensitive during the early planning and design process in order to minimize any impact on the area. The Region bas already requested. the Province to designate and project a highway 401-407 freeway-to-freeway connection as part of their 407 highway aligniment study, and Michael feels 23 would be the perfect choice. Hlighway 407, still in the planning stages, would be a major east-west artery connecting Hlighway 427 in the west and Hlighway 115-35 in the east. It would bisect the Whtiby area between H1ighway 7 to the north and Con. 5 to the south. Its proposed course would go through the Macedonia Village area and clip Broolin at its southerly point. _______ Whitby: 111 Dunlop St. W. at Brock St. 668-2770 t4l#'n d e. 1 U Ifb y I a I"for ail yajour Clristmas ,umrcds.. .iKtPdÀu if9asit wN/ftii (Soff#t4qt domrcat rIticksaff a#dZDufs) ;41 D? WHITBY1 10 TANTý SESSIE $45.1 Facials *Jessica i Waxing *Eyelash & Pedicure Body Mas. 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