A West Vancouver resident calls for urgent safety improvements on Westport Road, citing dangerous conditions for children walking to Eagle Harbour Montessori School. The concerned citizen warns that the lack of sidewalks, barriers, and proper speed controls on a key stretch of the road creates a severe risk for students.
“There is currently NO SIDEWALK, NO BARRIERS, NO 30 km/h SPEED LIMIT, and NO SPEED BUMPS,” the resident wrote in a letter to District of West Vancouver. “It is extremely scary.” District of West Vancouver redacts the names of residents unless told not to do so.
The primary concern centers on the section of Westport Road between Westport Court and the stairs leading to the school. The resident is asking the municipality to install concrete barriers along the west side of the road, arguing that this is the only turn on Westport Road without them. The absence of barriers, combined with speeding vehicles, makes walking to school hazardous, the letter states.
“There are non-stop speeding cars going by in the morning,” the letter continues. “It only takes one distracted driver, slippery road conditions, or sun in their eyes for a fatal accident to happen.”
In addition to barriers, the letter calls for the school zone’s 30 km/h speed limit to begin further up the hill—before Westport Court—to slow cars before they approach the turn. The letter also requests speed bumps in the area to reduce the risk of collisions. It states that the current 50 km/h speed limit is too high, with drivers frequently exceeding it.
The blind corner at Westport Court further complicates the situation, making it unsafe for children to cross the street to access the existing sidewalk. The resident has requested an on-site meeting with officials to highlight the urgency of the issue. “This requires immediate action,” the letter states. “It would be very beneficial for you to see in person how scary this is.”
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