An increasing problem with speeding on 95th Street from 19th Avenue through Territorial Drive has come to the attention of North Battleford council.
Councillor Don Buglas raised the issue at Monday’s meeting, saying a number of citizens on that street have expressed concern about the speed of traffic in that area.
They expressed a desire to meet with administration and perhaps with some Community Safety Officers to find a solution.
“There’s quite a few newer families to that area with younger children,” Buglas said. “They’re having a fair amount of concern about it.”
Mayor Ian Hamilton also noted he’s had calls from people in that area, but those were mainly about 19th Avenue going east to west.
Councillor Ryan Bater noted 98th Street, Douglas Avenue and St. Laurent Avenue were bad for speeding as well.
Bater asked if there were other options, such as a raised curb that could get the cars to slow down. Mayor Hamilton noted he had attended a meeting in Saskatoon last week in which traffic issues were discussed, and one possibility that came up there was to put in chicanes at crosswalks to reduce the width of the street. Apparently that had met with some success in reducing speeds, Hamilton said.
The plan is to set up a meeting between the concerned residents and administration to see what can be done about the speeding issues in that area.
