Saanich is asking residents for feedback on proposed safety upgrades for Wallace Drive as part of a project aimed at improving conditions for all road users. The project focuses on the stretch north of Willis Point Road in Saanich and responds to ongoing concerns about speeding, heavy vehicle traffic and deteriorating pavement conditions. The municipality is considering a range of traffic calming measures, including lowering the speed limit to 30 km/h, adding bike sharrows, removing the painted centreline and installing six to 10 speed tables.
Other proposals include restricting bus traffic and introducing yield points north and south of Durrance Road in both directions. Major infrastructure changes, such as road widening or new walking and cycling paths, are not being considered due to budget and technical constraints. Public input will help staff refine the plan alongside technical, operational and financial considerations, and may inform additional changes. Residents can provide feedback at an open house scheduled for June 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church’s Lion
Hall (5575 W. Saanich Rd.). Those unable to attend can complete an online survey at saanich.ca/hellowdp until June 12. Residents can also contact the engineering department at 250-475-5575 or engineering@saanich.ca for more information.
Saanich, Wallace Drive, safety upgrades, traffic calming, speed tables, 30 km/h, bike sharrows, yield points, Durrance Road, Willis Point Road
30 km/h is basically crawling… but okay I guess?
Speed tables and removing the centerline sounds like it’ll just confuse drivers more. Heavy vehicles are the real problem, not the paint. I hope they actually enforce the speed limit too because people don’t slow down.
Why are they worrying about bus traffic now? Like if the buses can’t go there, won’t they detour and make it worse for everyone else. Also speed tables sound like potholes waiting to happen…
I drove that stretch and the pavement is sketchy, so yeah something needs to be done. But lowering it to 30 km/h and adding bike sharrows feels like they’re just checking boxes. Yield points north and south of Durrance Road… aren’t those just the same thing as a turn lane? And why no road widening, seems like the obvious fix if they have budget “constraints” 🤷