THUNDER BAY — Pedestrians will have several new locations to safely cross a number of city thoroughfares by the end of this year.
The city is currently seeking bids for a contractor to install four new traffic signals and one pedestrian crossover. The traffic signals would only be activated by pressing a button; the crossover would be identical to the ones already installed around Thunder Bay.
According to Lisa Parent, a project engineer with the City of Thunder Bay, new traffic signals are slated to be installed at the Arthur Street-Leland Avenue intersection, on Red River Road between Clarkson Street and Junot Avenue and at two locations along Golf Links Road — one north of Oliver Road and one south of Oliver.
The new pedestrian crossover will be at the intersection of Hodder Avenue and Lillian Street, Parent added.
“I think the city obviously prioritizes pedestrian crossings, and we obviously want to provide the facilities,” she said. “Our traffic technologist has highlighted these few spots and that supports the active transportation plan.”
Input from the city’s active transportation plan and city transit was used to identify the locations, Parent said. The city has received a grant that will cover 70 per cent of the costs.
They’re expected to be installed by the end of the 2025 construction season.
