It's a long road in analyzing future of major roads
Making some in-roads in our future transportation needs
By Mark Schadenberg
The only two problems with
Oxford County Road 4 is that it bisects Innerkip and the railway
tracks get in the way south of Highway 2 (Dundas Street).
I stand corrected.
There are four areas of concern for County Road 4.
There are four areas of concern for County Road 4.
Let's not forget about
driving through Eastwood to reach Highway 403 via County Road 55.
The other traffic hazard
for large trucks is arriving at Parkinson Road (Towerline Road) at a
'T' intersection.
As someone who has lived
in Woodstock for most of my 47 years, I think the widening of Oxford
County Road 4 to move along the Toyota perimeter was effective and
impressive.
The County of Oxford has
recently penned a Transportation Master Plan (See link below of
extensive AECOM report, which even includes something called
'vehicular volume forecasts'), now is the time to dissect the
industrial neighbourhood surrounding Toyota (TMMC). Keep in mind,
Toyota selected Woodstock as a destination for a major manufacturing
facility due to proximity to Cambridge. Should transport trucks
arriving from the Cambridge direction be diverted around Innerkip?
The folks living on Blandford Road would not like that summation.
Should trucks destined for
the 403 be required to by-pass Eastwood on the east side of the 401
cloverleaf. If trucks were forced to travel only one way, residents of Towerline Road wouldn't be pleased.
As more commercial and
industrial growth occurs along Devonshire and County Road 4 inside Woodstock, how
should the congestion of cars and trucks be directed?
The County of Oxford
engineering and public works department has acquired the services of
GM BluePlan (Gamsby Mannerow consulting, based in Owen Sound) –
both an environmental and engineering firm -- given the mandate of
compiling a 'Oxford County Road 4 Corridor Master Plan'.
It's a public process with
many players beyond Woodstock, Blandford-Blenheim Twp, Norwich Twp, Oxford,
Toyota, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, and neighbouring
residents.
Read the ad attached and
consider some of your thoughts on the process. A final direction will
eventually be passed by Oxford County Council after close
consideration is paid to public meetings, possible focus groups and
comments received after reading preliminary documents as they become
available.
I hope I'm not missing the
boat on the purpose of this public discussion, but then again all
publicity is good publicity. Besides, boats don't travel down County
Road 4 unless they're on a trailer.
LINKS:
www.gamsby.com
http://www.oxfordcounty.ca/Portals/15/Documents/Roads/COMasterTransportationPlan-final.pdf
http://www.oxfordcounty.ca/Portals/15/Documents/Roads/COMasterTransportationPlan-final.pdf
Selling homes in Oxford County, but also selling Oxford County
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757
Dundas St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519)
537-1553, cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
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Mark Schadenberg, Royal LePage Triland
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