Three-way stop at Kickwillie Loop Road in Coldstream. (Kevin Rothwell/Vernon Matters Staff)

By Kevin Rothwell

Petition fails to sway council

Kickwillie Loop Road three way stop will stay

Feb 23, 2021 | 2:13 PM

A petition from 35 Coldstream residents to have a three way stop removed at Kickwillie Loop Road, has been received and filed by council, meaning the signs will stay put.

Eight homeowners petitioned Coldstream last fall to take some kind of traffic calming measures along the corridor, which is the main road into the neighborhood from College Way.

A number of options were presented including speed humps, road narrowing, lowering the speed limit, stop signs and stepped up traffic enforcement.

It was decided the best solution was to place two additional stop signs at the Kickwillie Loop Road intersection.

“I’m sure none of them would want people driving on their roads in excess of 60 to 120 kilometers an hour on a regular basis,” resident Darryl Diardichuk told council. “We have seen a huge improvement with these stop signs in place.”

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Prior to installing the signage, traffic counts and speeds were recorded for a week in early June 2020.

Over 75 per cent of vehicles travelling east and west exceeded the speed limit and dozens of vehicles were clocked at nearly double the posted 50 km/h limit.

Staff indicated there is generally a follow-up reading, post installation, that wouldn’t be done until spring.

“These are stop signs, there should be no question as the whether or not they work,” Coun. Stephanie Hoffman said. “Even with a small minority rolling through the stop signs it is still doing the job of slowing traffic.”

RCMP has added the route to a list of roads they are giving extra attention to in Coldstream.

One of the issues brought up during the debate was the lack of notice that other residents received, prior to the stop signs being installed.

“I would like to see the process looked at again, and if there are any obvious things that need to be revised or added, I would like to go through that process.” Coun. Doug Dirk stated.

Chief administrative officer Trevor Seibel informed council a full review of the traffic calming policy, including how public input is gathered would be coming back to council later this year.

A motion by Coun. Richard Enns to review the intersection in six months, with input from public works and the RCMP, failed to get a seconder.