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May 9, 2024 • Volume 38, No. 26
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City moving ahead with Convent Glen roundabout
CHAMNPIONS – Members of the Navan Grads pose with the Bogart Cup after beating the Smith Falls Bears four games to one to win the CCHL championship. See story page 10. FRED SHERWIN/PHOTO
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By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star A controversial roundabout planned for the intersection of Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard and Vineyard Drive/Fortune Drive is going ahead despite the objections of a number of area residents who are concerned about the impact it will have on traffic and the safety of kids walking to and from nearby Convent Glen Catholic School. About 200 people packed the largest meeting room at the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Centre on Monday to listen to a presentation by senior OC Transpo officials and planning staff and get the opportunity to ask questions afterwards. The first thing the crowd was told was that the roundabout had not only been approved, but had already entered the design phase with construction scheduled to begin this summer. That news was met with a combination of surprise and anger from many in attendance
who thought the roundabout was little more than a proposal. By way of explanation, the crowd was told that the roundabout was needed to allow northbound buses to turn around after they drop off riders at the Jeanne d’Arc Blvd. LRT station. The timeline of the project coincides with the completion of the LRT east end extension in the summer of 2025. The roundabout has to be operational whenever the LRT station becomes operational. Construction of the roundabout is expected to take a year with a three-month break during the winter. After the presentation, members of the audience started peppering staff with potential alternate solutions such as a turnaround closer to the bridge, further away at Cairine Wilson Secondary School, or at Jeanne d’Arc and Vorlage, taking it away from the school. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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