The Halifax Regional Municipality has been selected as one of five winning municipalities for a national grant program through Aviva Canada and MicroTraffic.
The program provided 75% of the cost of MicroTraffic video analytics at 10 locations. The municipality is responsible for the remaining 25% of the cost. Aviva Canada will also fund a follow-up analysis to measure the impact of improvements made before the end of 2022.
Video analytics use traffic video footage to analyze the occurrence of near-misses at an intersection to determine where the potential for collisions might exist. This proactive approach allows countermeasures to be selected that aim to prevent those collisions from occurring.
The following intersections were selected for this project. These locations were selected because of high traffic volumes, an above-average frequency of injury collisions, and a demonstrated need for a safety review. Follow the links below to view the MicroTraffic Conceptual Safety Plans for each intersection:
- Bayers Road at Joseph Howe Drive
- Chebucto Road at Oxford Street
- Cobequid Road at Glendale Avenue
- Dunbrack Street at Lacewood Drive
- Lacewood Drive at Parkland Drive
- Main Street at Major Street
- Portland Street at Eisener Blvd
- Portland Street at Pleasant Street
- Quinpool Road at Oxford Street
- Spring Garden Road at South Park Street
What’s next?
Municipal staff have reviewed the recommendations from the conceptual safety plans to determine the feasibility and timeline for implementation. Recommendations which could be actioned quickly were implemented in 2022, and video was collected for the follow-up analysis. Staff will next be reviewing the before and after near-miss analysis reports to assess the effectiveness of the recommended interventions.
Other recommendations from the conceptual safety plans which were not able to be completed in 2022 , due to the wider impacts of the changes or budget restraints, will be analysed and implemented where possible in the future.