RCMP Building, Mayor's Role on Enbridge Board Up for Discussion at Council

Monday, October 04, 2010 04:06 AM

Prince George, B.C.- The Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance will be appearing before Prince George City Council this evening, requesting that Mayor Dan Rogers step down from the Northern Gateway Alliance. The Alliance will be making a special presentation outlining their concerns with the Enbridge twin pipeline project and has a petition with more than 600 signatures asking Mayor Rogers to give up his post on the Northern Gateway Alliance Community Advisory Board.

Also on the agenda, Council will look at a revised plan for the new RCMP detachment. If Council opts to make some changes, about $6 million could be trimmed from the price tag ( see previous story). Council is being asked to send the project to tender soon, and to approve an alternate approval process for the borrowing of another $13.8 million for the $38.9 million dollar project.

Council will look at a request to add the changing of 2^nd and 4^th Avenues to two way traffic flow to the 2011 capital Plan. The project would need some traffic light changes, and the addition of two roundabouts with a total estimated cost of $1.6 million dollars.

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Posted by: gus on October 4 2010 9:15 AM

"Council will look at a request to add the changing of 2nd and 4th Avenues to two way traffic flow to the 2011 capital Plan."

What for??? ... What change in operations will it make that will see a payback of this money over a 5 to 10 year period and who will be the key recipient of that benefit?

Posted by: Retired on October 4 2010 10:09 AM

Great news,.Someone has the balls to talk to our goofy Mayor. He needs to get his head out of the sand and face reality.
cheers

Posted by: curmudgeonscurse on October 4 2010 10:19 AM

The change to two way traffic will allow for better bike routes in and out of downtown

Posted by: gus on October 4 2010 10:33 AM

I took a look at the council presentation for the conversion from one to two lanes. They should make the plans available to the public on the city web site.

It involves two roundabouts, one at Cassiar near the car wash and one at 3rd and Vancouver where 2nd merges into 3rd.

Both are drawn as one lane roundabouts. In both cases we now have 2 lane roads merging into 2 lane roads. With the 1 lane roundabouts they will force 2 lanes to merge into a one lane constrictions at the roundabout.

I think we have all seen what happens in situations like that when a lane is closed on local streets during rush hours. Definitely there are accidents waiting to happen.

From the report.
"A single lane roundabout would fit easily at the Fifth/Cassiar with room to expand to a multi-lane roundabout later .... " Cost = $600,000

and

"A single lane roundabout is also recommended at the intersection of Third/Vancouver" Cost = $200,000

Posted by: gus on October 4 2010 10:38 AM

"The change to two way traffic will allow for better bike routes in and out of downtown"

How can that be? The main restriction there is that 5th avenue is not wide enough and so bikes are not allowed there. I believe this actually makes matters worse unless you walk a bike through the roundabout should they be allowed on 5th.

Imagine the problem created at 5th coming into town from the west, along a street which is already too narrow to safely have a bike lane without street widening, and having to squeeze into a one lane roundabout to either go into 4th or 3rd ..... if that is not enough, imagine a bike in that congestion.

Not exactly a safe thing to consider.

Posted by: dudeinpg on October 4 2010 2:01 PM

Gus, where did you see the report/drawings?

Posted by: Harbinger on October 4 2010 3:56 PM

Whatever you do or whatever you spend on this proposal,city council, under no circumstances are you to repair any more potholes than you have to. Got that?

Posted by: Andyfreeze on October 4 2010 4:05 PM

hehehhe...good one Harbinger!

Posted by: Eagleone on October 4 2010 9:07 PM

They just want to spend as much home owner property tax dollars as they can find ways to spend it. This whole project seems ludicrous from start to finish.