Kingston, Ont., officials working on Waaban Crossing traffic delays – Kingston | 24CA News

Traffic snarls hampered among the pleasure over the opening of the brand new Waaban crossing.

During the primary night rush hour, some commuters reported their drive dwelling taking twice so long as regular because of back-ups on the John Counter Boulevard and Montreal Street intersection.

Traffic was getting backed up behind automobiles trying to flip onto the bridge.

“I find that it’s hard to get around that left hand lane because it doesn’t hold very many cars. I think if our mayor looks into it, it’ll be okay,” stated Kingston resident and commuter Adele Sparks.

Kingston resident, Jean Hamilton is optimistic site visitors congestion will ease over time.

“I think once people balance it out and stuff, it should get better. Just like any exit. Montreal Street, Division, whatever, it’s going to be fine after a while,” stated Hamilton.

The City of Kingston is conscious of the site visitors tie-ups Tuesday night time and made modifications to the sign patterns.

The municipality will proceed tweak the site visitors alerts on each ends of the bridge.

In a press release to international news the town’s main initiatives workplace says:

“Now less than one day old, we anticipate it will take some time for ‘normal’ traffic patterns to become established on the bridge, especially with residents eager to visit it for the first time and the holiday season in full swing.
Based on observations from Tuesday’s opening, the city will be making traffic signal timing adjustments at both Montreal street-John Counter Boulevard and Gore Road-Highway 15 intersections.”

Around midday on Wednesday there have been some lengthy traces of automobiles ready to get by the intersection.

While the Waaban Crossing is experiencing some preliminary begin up pains, the crossing does seem like easing site visitors volumes on the Lasalle Causeway, close to the town’s downtown core.