It’s interesting to hear some potentially better solutions for the Stickle Road intersection from the public who use it than we got from the Highways engineering department.
We are seeing some support for a roundabout, which I initially thought had some merit, but has it’s own drawbacks.
The majority of traffic at that intersection is North / South highway traffic.
There is no need for that traffic flow to slow to 20 kph with no traffic to the West or East. The quickest, simplest, and cheapest solution would be to post speed signs of 70 kph from and to the weigh scales. That reduced speed should allow traffic to merge safely from East or West.
Longer term we will probably still need a traffic light. We have the technology to only stop highway traffic when traffic is waiting at the intersection.
Dave Tompson
Vernon
