Transportation-related capital projects planned for sa国际传媒 next year total $81 million in value.
The single-biggest undertaking is the replacement of the existing KLO Road bridge over Mission Creek, at a cost of $16.5 million.聽
Next most-costly projects are an extension to Burtch Road so it connects to KLO Road at $12.5 million, upgrades to Glenmore Road at $10.4 million, and $4.6 million for Lakeshore Road improvements.
There is also a plan to spend $2.8 million to begin planning, designing, and buying land for the extension of Clement Avenue from Spall Road to Highway 33. The timeline on the roadsa国际传媒 actual construction is currently uncertain, and building costs for the city are estimated to be at least $135 million in the future.聽
During Thursday's 2025 budget-setting session, Coun. Gord Lovegrove tried to spark a discussion on the Clement Avenue extension. "That's a lot of money, guys," he told his fellow councillors.聽
But he was cut short by Mayor Tom Dyas, who said the long-sought road link had been discussed and endorsed by council many times in the past. And no other councillors supported Lovegrovesa国际传媒 motion to have the project again discussed in detail.
Seven traffic calming initiatives will be undertaken around the city, councillors heard. Such measures can include addition of speed bumps, additional signage, and pedestrian crossings slightly elevated above the road surface.
More than 100 requests for traffic calming measures are received each year by the city from residents who believe vehicles are going too fast in their neighbourhoods. Each request is logged and analyzed, in terms of available data on traffic flow and speeds, with staff suggesting which projects are considered to be of the highest priority.聽
Council also heard that ridership on public transit may be impacted by the federal governmentsa国际传媒 curtailment of visas that allow foreign students to come to Canada. Those students, council heard, represent a significant number of riders on sa国际传媒 buses.聽
This year, sa国际传媒 Transit had a ridership of 6.4 million, up from 6.1 million last year, and 5.3 million in 2023. In 2019, before the onset of the pandemic, ridership was six million.聽
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