Butterfield Avenue

Press, 15 August 1978, Page 16

Butterfield Avenue

Sir, —- Yet again I am forced to draw the attention of the City Council to the state of Butterfield Avenue. Two years ago about half of the street was resealed with two. disastrous results. One is the water seepage covering about 20 metres of the road which, on a frosty morning, creates a perfect skating rink, bringing down cyclists and causing motorists'to skid with the resulting danger ter oncoming traffic. The second hazard is the abrupt narrowing of the road on one of the bends which makes unsuspecting motorists far too casual. As for the remainder of the street, if the council can take pride in the number of pot-holes and the narrow, shocking strip of so-called sealing, then ratepayers would be justified in withholding payment until a responsible council is elected. We do not want this mess patched, we want it adequately drained, properly constructed and sealed from bank to kerb. — Yours, etc., SHIRLFY G. DUFFY July 25, 1978.

[The City Engineer, Mr P. G. Secular replies. “There is not sufficient monev available to consider full width construction over the full length of Butterfield Avenue but two specific improvements have already ' been programmed. These should be completed over the next month or so. The road shoulder on the south-west side will be sealed right up to the kerb from Hay Street to beyond the bend north of Joilie Street: and a centreline -will be installed, together with an obstruction marker on the power pole, aroimd the narrow bend. There is no simple method of preventing water seepage which arises from saturated ground conditions nearby but care will be taken to spread grit in the area if this is necessary to reduce the danger from icy conditions.”]