West River traffic survey
The Town of Oakville has completed an Integrated Traffic and Safety Management study in partnership with the West River Residents Association (WRRA) and the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS). The purpose of this initiative is to develop a template for a traffic and safety management program that will look at measures such as traffic calming, enforcement and public education that can potentially be used in other neighbourhoods.
- Integrated Traffic and Safety Management Plan, 2021 (pdf)
- Appendix A (pdf)
- Appendix B (pdf)
Road network review
The town owns and operates approximately 1,900 kilometres of roadways and 122 signalized intersections. Heavy truck traffic is restricted on some roads. Open the following maps for details:
- 2015 Road System Report (pdf)
- 2017 Traffic Control Plan (pdf)
- Heavy Truck Prohibitions and Restrictions (pdf)
The town is responsible for crossing guards, traffic signals, street signs and pavement markings. To ensure that the local roadway network operates as safely and efficiently as possible, a periodic review of key traffic characteristics such as volumes, levels of service, collisions and operating speeds is performed to monitor performance levels and identify problem areas.
Traffic volumes
Traffic volume data consists of intersection turning movement count and mid-block 24-hour volume data. Traffic volumes at various locations within the town are measured at approximately 300 locations per year through Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) and Turning Movement Count (TMC) programs.
Open the Traffic Volumes Map (pdf) for a summary of daily traffic volumes on both town’s and regional roadways.
Traffic signal review
A Signalized Intersection Level of Service (LOS) review is used as a first step to review traffic operations to determine whether a location is operating at acceptable levels during the critical afternoon peak hour of travel. Open the 2017 Signalized Intersection LOS Map (pdf) for LOS information for the peak afternoon hours at a number of intersections.
For more information regarding traffic signals please go to the Traffic Signal Operations page.