The Editor,
I'm not sure what the idea is with the new traffic calming construction on Ioco Road in Port Moody but it is far more dangerous there now than it has ever was before.
I've lived in the area for over 30 years and take Ioco road daily. This morning, I was almost in a head-on collision there as the oncoming cars were well into my lane.
It is far too narrow and I can't image two large trucks passing at the area now even after the thousands of traffic cones are taken down after this disaster is completed. Take, for instance, a dump truck or school bus and a fire truck trying to pass each other at this narrowed and so-called traffic-calmed location - bad idea.
It was bad enough what has already happened regarding the narrowing of Ioco Road at certain locations and I see the plan is to do this at all of the intersections.
This is extremely dangerous, in my opinion and in the opinion of other people I have spoken with in our area.
If people were having trouble getting onto Ioco road from Jacobs, a vehicle triggered traffic light there would have been a far superior solution and, I would imagine, a much less expensive option.
James Thackray,
Port Moody
