The City of Barrie is installing a new type of traffic control measure on Mapleview Drive East.
Starting today, a pedestrian crossover will be operational on Mapleview near St. Paul’s Crescent–the first of its kind in the municipality.
Pedestrian crossovers are different from crosswalks because they’re often at a stretch of road where there is no intersection.
At a crossover, vehicles must yield to pedestrians when crossing, and wait until the pedestrian has fully crossed the street.
Violators face fines of up to $1,000 and loss of four demerit points.
The City’s Development Services staff have been planning for the installation of two pedestrian crossovers this year—the first on Mapleview Drive near the Bistro 6 development and the second at Bell Farm Road/Alliance Blvd. as part of the Bell Farm Road construction this fall. Once these first two crossovers are installed, there may be others installed in additional city locations in the future, based on the success of this pilot project.
Visit www.barrie.ca/Traffic for information about pedestrian crossovers.
Starting Sept. 1, a pedestrian crossover will be operational on Mapleview Dr. E. near St. Paul’s Cres., the first of its kind in the municipality: https://t.co/0s6fx3Ts5v https://t.co/R16BRA5wIu #BarrieRoads #Barrie pic.twitter.com/WUdWaYJbVg
— The City of Barrie (@cityofbarrie) August 31, 2021