City of Corner Brook has new policies for sidewalks and crosswalks

    Wednesday, 14 May 2025 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Assistant Director of Engineering, Aaron O’Brien says sidewalks will have to meet certain criteria like road classification, and average vehicle traffic flow. 

    At Monday night’s public meeting, Corner Brook city council approved policies regarding sidewalks and crosswalks. Councillor Bill Griffin explained the purpose behind the sidewalk policy which shall provide the City of Corner Brook with a standard process to manage public requests for sidewalk installation; to ensure that a transparent approach and objective criteria are used to evaluate sidewalk installation needs throughout the City. The policy outlines the process for the initiation, assessment, development, and implementation of sidewalk installation on City streets. 

    Assistant Director of Engineering, Aaron O’Brien says sidewalks will have to meet certain criteria like road classification, and average vehicle traffic flow. 

    Griffin says the crosswalk policy will also provide a standard process to manage public requests for the installation of crosswalks. 

     

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