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Thirty Vancouver
intersections are
receiving safety
improvements this
summer with addition-
al traffic signal heads
as part of an ICBC
investment of more
than $1 million in
Lower Mainland road
safety partnership pro-
jects with municipali-
ties this year.

On the North Shore, to
intersections are slated for

upgrades.
. With: an investment of

000. new traffic signal:
have been installed at
Weswwiew Drive and Larson
Road and at St. Georges Ave.
and 15th St.

“At least one-third of ali
motor icle crashez occur
at intersections,”

ICBC President and CEO
Thom ‘Thompson stated.
“That's why we're adding
more signals to busy intersec-
tions in Vancouver to help
improve traffic flow and visi-
bility for motorists.”

In Vancouver, a funding
partnership between [CBC
and the municipality worth
$300,000 means that inter-
sections along major routes

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such as Broadway, Clark,
Commercial, Granville and
Oak are getting additional
traffic lights

ICBC’s funding portion
of this project is $155,000
and comes from the corpora-
tion's Road Improvement
Program —- a cost sharing
partnership involving ICBC,
municipal governments, the
Ministry of Transportation
and Highways and the B.C.
Transportation Financing
Authority.

“Investing in road safety
using enginecring solutions is
part of B.C.’s drive to save
lives — a comprehensive pro-
gram aimed at saving lives,

reducing crashes and keeping
auto insurance rates aftord-
able,” says | Thompson.
“Across the province this
year, ICEC is investing
almost $8 million in various
road improvement partner-
ships and traffic safety stud-
ics.”

Since 1994, ICBC has
partnered with the City of
Vancouver to improve traffic
safety along several corridors.
A $105,900 investment in
the Main strect corridor has
reduced ICBC claims costs
by $2.1 million from 1995 te
1996.

“Reducing crashes and
claims costs is the key to

affordable auto insurance
rates,” Thompson added.

The traffic light program
in Vancouver is one of sever-
al = Road) ~—s Improvement
Program partnership projects
with local governments
scheduled to be compicred
this year in Lower Mainland
communities.

ICBC’s investment — in
Lower Mainland municipal
projects totals more than $1
million in 1998.

“As well as benefiting
ICBC through reduced acci-
dent claims, the citizens of
Vancouver also benefit
through safer streets,” says
Councillor Don Lee, Deputy
Mayor, City of Vancouver.
“There are a number of pro-
jects underway and we look
forward to a continued part-
nership to improve safety
within the city of
Vancouver.”

While only a smal! portion
of the total number of pro-
jects are here on the North
Shore, commuters and others
who travel the far reaches of
the Lower Mainland will
benefit by the improvements.
These include:

B Signal Visibility
Improvements, Vancouver: a
$300,000 (ICBC funding
$155,000) project aimed at
improving traffic signal visi-
bility at 30 busy intersec-

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