With another serious collision over the weekend in the Ball’s Flats area of Hwy 118 in Bracebridge over the weekend, the District might not have time to wait for the results of a traffic study on the area.
As such Mark Misko, the District of Muskoka director of engineering and transportation, said during yesterday’s District engineering and public works committee meeting that they will be looking at interim measures to increase safety in the area.
Misko confirmed the District has engaged a consultant to conduct a traffic analysis of the area.
“We recognize that there may be some capital infrastructure that needs to be put in place to address some of the safety concerns,” Misko told the committee. “I anticipate we will report on that by the end of the year.”
In recent years numerous collisions have been reported in the Flats area, which is high traffic area home to many business entrances. Those accidents include a serious motorcycle collision on Oct. 21, 2024 and a motorcycle fatality in September of 2023.
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