City crews put the finishing touches on elevated crosswalks in front of Berezowsky school Wednesday morning. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

By Michael Joel-Hansen

School safety

City crews go to work in school zones

Aug 14, 2019 | 3:41 PM

City residents may notice some work going on in school zones.

Recently crews went to work installing elevated crosswalks in front of W.J. Berezowsky School in the city’s east end.

The school sits in Coun. Don Cody’s ward. The new crosswalks are to target speeders, as school zone speeding has become an issue in the city.

“Those speed bumps are extremely necessary because McIntosh is a long street, you know, it goes from one end to the other and as a result you get a lot of speeding through there,” he said.

Cody explained Berezowsky School is not the only one in the city where elevated crosswalks will be installed, as there are plans to put them in where possible to help slow traffic down.

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“We have a program where we are going to various schools that are a hazard because of the length of the area they go through and or the speed that people have been going,” he said.

The councilor said there are not any plans to install elevated crosswalks or speed bumps on roads which are considered major arteries with heavy traffic. Cody said instead the city is opting for increased monitoring and enforcement.

Cody added he has not yet heard any feedback from constituents about the elevated crosswalks, but he is confident residents will be pleased.

“I am almost sure that you can be assured that residents will be happy because I know that I’ve had people talk to me about it,” he said.

Jeff Da Silva, acting director of public works, said elevated crosswalks have been or are set to be installed in front of the John Diefenbaker and St. Catherine School along with St. John School. There had also been plans to do work in front of École Valois, but those plans are currently on hold given the future of the school’s current facility is up in the air.

Da Silva said the city wanted to get the work done before the summer months before kids return to school in the fall.

“I anticipate by the end of the week they’ll all be done,” he said.

(Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

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