The city will notably change the signaling facilities and add sidewalk advances on the streets of Saint-Georges and Bellefeuille.
“The sidewalk advances will reduce the distance crossed by pedestrians. It also slows down traffic at the intersection, creating a neck that forces motorists to slow down. It will also improve the visibility of pedestrians, “explains Guillaume Cholette-Janson, spokesperson for the city of Trois-Rivières.
Central media will also be redeveloped to be upset. Some will be widened, to ensure a protective area for pedestrians. The one located on rue Sainte-Marguerite will also be withdrawn.
Finally, sidewalk descents will be added to facilitate the crossing of people with reduced mobility as well as podotactile plates which allow people living with a visual impairment of knowing that they are approaching the intersection.
The number of lanes for vehicles will not change, it is said.
This work will start on August 4, after the end of the Quebec Games, and will get out of six weeks.
According to 2019 data, the most recent available, more than 26,000 vehicles circulate every day at the intersection of the “five corners”, a number that has most certainly increased.
Cheaper than expected
In February 2023, the city had indicated to Novelist want to do this work during the following summer. It was finally necessary to wait two years before they materialized. However, it is ultimately an evil for a good, at least on the financial level.
“The city had planned an amount of $ 350,000 on its budget for this work. But in 2023, at the exit of the pandemic, with new regulations for contractors for this kind of site, the submissions were much more expensive than expected. Today, the context is much more favorable today, ”explains Mr. Cholette-Janson.
The bill will rather be $ 329,000, including taxes, a saving of just over 20,000 dollars. It should also be noted that the City obtained a subsidy of $ 159,500 from the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, through the Financial Aid Program of the Road Safety Fund (PAFFSR).