Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, Municipality of

Published purpose

"The project involves studying the concession roads and certain streets in the urban part of the Municipality of Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville with the aim of proposing ways to enhance the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. The municipality has been receiving comments from citizens who use its roads, warning that they are dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. Motorists drive too fast, and there is little or no shoulder on most concession roads and streets. In addition to sporadic comments, the municipality has information from the “Rêver St-Bernard” consultation conducted in 2014 and the Mont-Saint-Hilaire Nature Centre study submitted to Council in 2021, both of which identify problems that make the Municipality’s roads unfriendly to active transportation. The Mont-Saint-Hilaire Nature Centre study lists the concession roads that are generally used by cyclists and would benefit most from improvement: Amyot, Sarasteau and Fleury. Concession roads 4 and 5 are also cited as having potential. The planning project presented here will meet the needs of the municipality’s residents in general and enhance their safety and that of the many cyclists who use the municipality’s roads. To that end, the municipality wants to conduct a study of local traffic, the corrective measures needed to improve active transportation safety, and the estimated cost of the work required to implement the study’s recommendations. The recommendations would be phased in during maintenance of the municipality’s roads and may be included as special projects when budgets are adopted. The study will help raise awareness of local road safety issues among municipal elected officials. By implementing the study’s findings, the municipality also hopes to encourage the use of active transportation for trips to the village centre, which is home to the recreation field, the library, the post office and the church, which houses the Family Counter and serves as a multipurpose hall. The Municipality wants