If you complain loud enough and often enough City Hall will hear you

By Staff

July 31st, 2024

BURLINGTON, ON

A North Aldershot resident writes:

After years of many emails, meetings, and accidents Snake Road is finally getting a 4 way stop sign.

North Aldershot residents have been complaining about speed in the area since Rick Craven was in office. Traffic speed and noise has become unbearable for North Aldershot residents living along or in the vicinity of Snake Rd in the Old York areas and more development coming to West Aldershot, which already use this road too Waterdown for Groceries.  Very few vehicles actually obey the 50 km/hour speed limit, with most travelling at least 80-100 km/hr. on Snake Rd.
Weekends in particular, motorcycle groups and fast cars use it as a thoroughfare to Hwy 6. Noise levels are detracting from enjoyment of our outdoor spaces. The high traffic volume combined with excessive speed is a safety hazard for pedestrians including users of the Bruce Trail.

What happened with the Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) that the City received?

After years of requesting  required traffic data, many accident, plenty of phone calls to police, lots of emails and meetings with both Rick and Kelvin Ward 1. They will be receiving a 4 way stop sign. Let’s hope this controls the speeding issues in North Aldershot!

The community was pushing for this sign for years.  Now push for one of those cameras that will photograph the speeders – the $300 + fine will slow them down.