New traffic plan could cost $3m

 

 

He was speaking during a press conference at the  ministry’s office, Richmond Street, Port-of-Spain. Piggott said there were also minor errors relating to road markings and the installation of some of the traffic signs. “We are going to do an inventory and erect the necessary signs that we overlooked over the weekend,” he said. The  proposal, Piggott added, was aimed at  reducing “a number of friction areas” and improve mobility. “We see it is becoming a success but we still need to evaluate the situation to address all concerns,” he added. He said since last November the ministry was gathering information relating to the plan, including traffic volume, intersection and pedestrian counts and travel time surveys. “We have been dealing with the geometrics—the width of the roadways and SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunities and threats) analysis, which tells us what we could do with a specific area,” he said.

 

 

Piggott said a meeting was expected to take place on Friday with the police to implement possible solutions. “We are meeting with residents again next week to optimise the plan,” he added. The traffic management inspectors, Piggott added, were collecting information at critical points from 5 am yesterday. He said during extreme peak period in the morning at Ariapita  Avenue: “It takes about 24 minutes to travel 1.5 miles. People could walk a mile in about eight minutes and run a mile in about five minutes. “With the plan we realised we crossed from the Maraval Parkway into Colville Street in about six minutes. So there is a significant reduction in travel time.”