Residents asked to provide feedback on proposed changes at First Avenue and Lansdowne Street
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KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops is seeking the public’s feedback on improving traffic flow at a key downtown intersection.
In a news release issued Monday (Jan. 15) morning, the city says the proposed changes at First Avenue and Lansdowne Street include removing the southbound left-turn lane from First onto Victoria Street and creating a second northbound left-turn lane from First onto Lansdowne.
The city claims the renovations would reduce delays on Lansdowne Street by 30 per cent, making First Avenue more efficient by allowing the Lansdowne light to stay green longer.
“During the afternoon peak hour, the northbound left turn movement onto Lansdowne Street exhibits a much higher traffic volume than the existing southbound left turn from First Avenue to Victoria Street,” the city states. “By converting the existing southbound left-turn lane onto Victoria Street into a northbound left-turn lane onto Lansdowne Street, the added capacity will reduce delays at the intersection of First Avenue and Lansdowne Street.”
