In-Service Road Safety Audit

Annual Collision Frequency

Alaska Hwy from Hwy 2 to Rd 221
2008 - 2013
50

45
40

12

Collision Frequency

35
7
30

11
Casualty

25
10
20

PDO

7
33

15

29

25
10

24
18

18

2009

2010

5
0
2008

2011

2012

2013

Collision Frequency by Month

Alaska Hwy from Hwy 2 to Rd 221
2008 - 2013
30

25

Collision Frequency

20

4
15

6
7

6
10

2
19

PDO

20

19
16

Casualty

2
10

10
7

12
8

10

11

OCT

NOV

0
JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

DEC

Collision Frequency by Time of Day

Alaska Hwy from Hwy 2 to Rd 221
2008 - 2013

Collision Frequency

60

50

17
9

40

CASUALTY

30

PDO

4
20

40

10

39

23

10
1
0

11

00:01 - 03:00

03:01 - 06:00

19

14

06:01 - 09:00

09:01 - 12:00

12:01 - 15:00

15:01 - 18:00

18:01 - 21:00

4
7

21:01 - 24:00

Unknown

In-Service Road Safety Audit

Issue: Heavy trucks and dangerous goods vehicles travelling through the City

Mitigation Measures:
Require all heavy trucks to use existing Dangerous
Goods Route, re-define as Truck Route
Lobby BCTA to build a Safety Rest Area / Truck
Stop just outside the City

Issue: Red Light Violations

Mitigation Measures:
Replace all signal displays
to LED technology
Provide left-side secondary
signal heads at all locations
where they are missing
Enhanced Signal
Coordination
Review the feasibility of
providing intersection
safety cameras at select
locations

Issue: Sign Retro-Reflectivity

Mitigation Measures:

Upgrade all warning signs that are not already

diamond grade, for consistency
Continue to monitor signs and carry out additional
washing as required (in addition to scheduled)

Issue: Sidewalk snow and ice

Mitigation Measures:

Consider revising snow clearing contract to avoid

accumulation on sidewalks
Enforce snow clearing bylaws with business owners
Longer term: set back sidewalk to reduce accumulation

Issue: Accessibility

Mitigation Measures:
Provide wheelchair ramps on all curbs and islands that
connect to sidewalks and crosswalks

Issue: Sidewalk missing links

Mitigation Measures:
Provide continuity (provide missing links or redirect
pedestrians)

Issue: Right Turn Channelization

Mitigation Measures:
Provide Smart Right-Turn Channels

Issue: East/west left-turn visibility (Alaska/17 and Alaska/15)

Mitigation Measures:
Option 1: Provide E/W left-turn bays
Option 2: Provide E/W left-turn signal phase

Issue: Operations on 8 Street at 102 Avenue

Mitigation Measures:
Extend northbound left-turn restrictions at 102 Ave to all day
Convert west leg to right-in / right-out
Terminate northbound lane prior to intersection

Issue: Motorists not yielding for pedestrians at 8 St/112 Ave Intersection

Mitigation Measures:
Provide pedestrian-activated signal (INSTALLED IN FEB 2016)
Conduct awareness campaign and monitor post-installation behaviour

Issue: Lack of RCMP traffic safety enforcement resources

Mitigation Measures:
Work towards establishing a dedicated traffic
enforcement section

Issue: Lack of integration, monitoring and evaluation

between road safety programs

Mitigation Measures:
Establishing a coordinating committee of stakeholders
representatives
Conduct a Municipal Transportation Safety Assessment

Alaska Avenue at 17 Street Intersection

Removal of NB lane use signs
Eastbound advance warning flasher
Protected-permissive east/west left-turn phase
Alaska Avenue and 15 Street Intersection
Protected-permissive east/west left-turn phase
Alaska Avenue and 13 Street Intersection
Right-side tertiary signal head

8 Street and 102 Avenue Intersection

Extend northbound left-turn restrictions to all times of
the day
Convert west leg to right-in / right-out
8 Street and 103 Avenue Intersection
Convert driveway on westbound approach to right-in /
right-out
Enhance secondary signal head visibility

Priority 1

Priority 2

Priority 3

Location-specific measures
that can be fully funded by
ICBC

Location specific
improvements that can be
partially funded by ICBC

Corridor-wide
improvements related to
trucks and dangerous
goods routes

Implementation of most
promising corridor-wide
measures at other
locations (including traffic
signal an sign
enhancements and
pedestrian safety
measures)

All other location-specific

measures that are expected to
yield positive results within the
life of the improvement

Low-cost location specific

improvements that fit into
annual programs, including
pavement marking
application
Complete the municipal
transportation safety
assessment

Update policies to allow

for the implementation of
the other corridor-wide
measures (e.g.
accessibility)

Other promising corridor-wide

measures (including those
which require current
standards, practices and
contracts to be updated, such
as snow clearance)
Measure the effectiveness of
the implemented Priority 1 and
2 measures; expand the
effective measures to other
corridor locations (e.g. ped
signals, red-light cameras)