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Originally Posted by raisethehammer
Mark...why does option 4 only have 3 sign locations?
None at the QEW/Burlington St area?
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All of the options only considered 3 sign locations.
There are five locations in total identified as potential gateways. For this gateway project, the scope for all the options being studied was limited to three of the five locations: QEW at Fifty, Highway 403 at Highway 6, and Highway 403 at Alberton. The other two locations (QEW at Burlington/RHVP & Highway 6 at Freelton) were deemed out of scope for all options under consideration, mainly due to space restrictions. Here is the text from the study report explaining the scope limitation that excluded QEW/Burlington and Highway 6 at Freelton form the study:
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Site constraints at these sites such as existing MTO signs, width of the road allowance, and sight lines
make the effective use of the sign and landscape type of gateway difficult. Therefore, these sites have
been left outside of the current scope of work. City Urban Design staff are working with Public Works staff
and the Red Hill Project team to determine appropriate sites and designs for possible gateway features in
these two areas
Initial discussions are underway with the Public Works Department to determine if the Freelton water tower
can be painted to serve as a gateway feature for those entering the City from the North on Highway No. 6.
A gateway pedestrian bridge is approved for Site 5, the Q.E.W. and the new Red Hill Creek Parkway
interchange, for those entering the City from Burlington over the Skyway Bridge.
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