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Crosswalk solution nixed Council rejects recommendation to move crossing to make it safer Grant Granger
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A solution to a “dangerous crosswalk” has been rejected by New Westminster city council. The city’s engineering staff recommended the pedestrian and cyclist crossing on McBride Boulevard and Columbia Street be realigned. But that option was defeated in a narrow vote because it would have meant the removal of three metres of the Woodlands heritage stone Coun. lorrie williams wall. i don’t want to see any The of the wall taken down, crosswalk thank you very much. is located up the hill from the intersection. City staff recommended it be moved to the corner to make pedestrians and cyclists more visible to drivers turning right off Columbia. Many turn on red lights even though it is illegal. However, moving it to the corner would have required pedestrians and cyclists traverse a steep incline to connect to the Central Valley Greenway above the wall. So staff recommended a three-metre portion be cut out of the wall to decrease the degree of difficulty. That solution was not acceptable to some councillors. “I don’t want to see any of the wall taken down, thank you very much,” said Coun. Lorrie Williams.
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crews work on the new pedestrian overpass this week linking fourth street, via the parkade, to Westminster pier park. the project is slated to cost $3.2 million with completion by the end of august.
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