The 700th was built in front of the La Source school and the l’Étincelle building, on the 15th Avenue, in Fabreville, on Nov. 24.

It was one of the last speed bumps of a first phase of implementation, around 67 schools and 139 parks in the territory, launched in the fall of 2020.

“Laval wants to encourage drivers to adopt safer behaviour, reduce their speed and be more attentive to their environment,” said Ray Khalil, municipal councillor of Sainte-Dorothée, vice-president of the executive committee, and responsible for the files of public works.

Second Phase

A second implementation phase of speed bumps in residential streets is being developed, reports the Municipality.

Those actions are part of a series of “traffic calming measures” that have been deployed since 2017, to which are added, for example, road markings, pedestrian crossings, sidewalk overhangs, raised intersections, one-ways, as well as the installation of speed displays and fixed photo radars at some red lights.

As for speed bumps, they’re preferred when “the speed practiced at the 85th percentile exceeds by at least 10 km/h” the speed limit on a local residential collector street.

In addition to forcing drivers to slow down, those speed bumps have the advantage of reducing through traffic, i.e. the traffic created by drivers not living in the neighbourhood.

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The work will be carried out in the evening and at night in order to limit the impact on traffic. It should be completed by mid-October.

From Friday, September 9, at 11:59 p.m. to Saturday, September 10, at 7 a.m., the Ministry provides for the complete closure of the southern direction, between exit no. 3 (Henri-Bourassa Boulevard) and Highway 40.

A complete closure, northbound, between Highway 40 and exit no. 2 (de l’Acadie/Henri-Bourassa Boulevard /Sauvé Street), is scheduled for the same hours, but this time from Friday, September 16 to Saturday, September 17.

Depending on the following phases that are planned, it’s possible that two of four lanes will be closed in each direction, although non-simultaneously. The Ministry of Transport mentions in its press release that a complete night closure, in both directions, is a possibility.

The speed limit will be reduced in the work zone. There are also plans to set up marked detours, using temporary signs.

The work could be cancelled, or postponed without notice due to operational or weather constraints. (N.P.)

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