The R3C3 Technical Subcommittee met with the Deputy Minister of Transportation (Government of Alberta), General Manager, Transportation (City of Calgary) and their staff on May 9, 2009. Also in attendance was a consultant engaged by the Government of Alberta to review options that would render the full and permanent closure of the Crowchild Trail/Rocky Ridge Road intersection unnecessary.
Unfortunately at that meeting a technically and financially viable option was not produced to keep the Rocky Ridge Road/Crowchild Trail intersection open. A tentative date of August 1, 2009 has now been set for the proposed road closure.
The proposed closure is on the agenda for a meeting of the Calgary City Council on May 11, 2009 and has been deferred again until May 25th so that mitigation measures can be addressed.
The R3C3 committee will be organizing a Town Hall Meeting/Open House in June with our elected officials, the independent consultant and provincial/municipal engineers to explain to residents "Why Rocky Ridge Road is Closing" and to address Community Traffic Mitigation Measures.
Todd Phillips
Chairman
R3C3
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It seems all levels of government do not care that the community will be negatively affected by the original poor planning of the Stoney / Crowchild interchange.
ReplyDeleteEssentially since they do not live in the area - it does not matter those who proposed the closure do not have the interests & welfare of the people as priorities. It seems that one level of government doesn't want to 'step on the toes' of another even though the closure does not make sense for potential emergency, evacuation purpoes. In regular winters - this by itself doesn't make sense to regress the community's current standards.
Living in the SW previously in Canyon Meadows - I constantly saw wherever there was bad weather - the communities west of us (especially Woodbine) - with only one exit route - Anderson Road - would have commute times of 2-3 hrs to get downtown when large snowfalls or other types of situations where mot of the community leaves at the same time.
Obviously I was not at the May 9th meeting with government officials, but I find it difficult to believe a solution was not possible other than a refusal to make change even though it makes sense to keep the road open.
E.g. the lane coming onto Crowchild Westbound from Stoney Trail - it could be changed to be an extended raised road until after Rocky Ridge Road.
To say this is not viable is due to looking at short term completion of a project that is probably pat original estimates rather than the long term implications to community members of closing this road.
The Emergency entrance mitigation at the 107th road constructed... it will not solve anything from what I've seen passing by on Crowchild & looking closer via Eamon road.
Anyway my 2 cents, and unfortunate the various levels of governments are not willing to admit a planning error was made, and deciding to not fix it, but instead show the community there are mitigating steps being taken to widen some roads, add turn lanes, and lights... which in reality are things that would be needed anyway with the maturing of the surrounding community & commercial requirements.
Sincerely,
Nathan Angelozzi & family
Royal Oak residents