Traffic Calming
Traffic calming is an effort to reduce the amount and speed of traffic through residential areas. It often includes a combination of efforts, such a speed humps and curb bulges. Other methods include traffic circles, raised crosswalks and right-in/right-out islands. Traffic calming helps improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists and enhances the neighbourhood for residents.
Current traffic calming efforts are supported by the policies and procedures adopted in July 2009:
- Neighbourhood Traffic Management Procedures [PDF/840KB]
- Neighbourhood Traffic Management Policy [PDF/52KB]
If you believe your neighbourhood would benefit from traffic calming, you can put in a request with the City. In response, the City will:
- prioritize the request
- initiate a study
- identify and quantify the problem
- develop a plan
- implement the plan
Learn more about the other traffic-calming methods being used in Campbell River:
Signs and Signals
The City of Campbell River maintains over 5,000 traffic signs and 24 traffic signals. Our 5,000 traffic signs include stop signs, speed limit signs, school zone signs and guide signs.
In addition to our 24 traffic signals, there are 17 Ministry of Transportation and Transit operate traffic signals within city limits. These traffic signals help to reduce conflicts at intersections with lots of traffic by assigning right of way. Some intersections in Campbell River see as many as 25,000 vehicles every day and are made safer by the traffic signals controlling the flow.
As signals age, they need replacement. The City will replace various parts of traffic signals (signal heads, poles, controllers etc.).
Recent/planned improvements include:
- New Signal Heads at Highway 19A/Erickson Road
- Two New Poles at Dogwood Street/9th Avenue
- Includes New Right Turn Arrow for Eastbound Traffic
- One New Pole at Dogwood Street/4th Avenue
- One New Pole at Dogwood Street/Merecroft Road
- South Alder Street/Hilchey Road: Traffic Signal Replacement
Truck Routes
Truck routes help keep trucks on major roads, reducing truck traffic in residential areas. They also ensure that the road structure can safely handle truck traffic. All truck routes are clearly marked.
The Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw regulates all truck and dangerous goods traffic. All vehicles with a licensed gross vehicle weight of 13,700 or greater and all vehicles transporting dangerous goods must remain on truck routes. There are limited exceptions that allow these vehicles to leave these routes, including:
- Delivering or receiving goods
- Proceeding to or from a garage
- Making successive deliveries or pickups
Failure to comply may result in one of the following municipal tickets:
- $125 fine for operating heavy traffic off a truck route
- $500 fine for dangerous goods off a truck route
- $500 fine for unauthorized stopping of a carrier