The City of Dieppe plans to remove a controversial traffic circle after a complaint was filed with the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission.
The intersection at Gould and Notre-Dame streets has never been popular with residents and one woman with limited vision says the circle has made it dangerous for her to walk her child to school.
“This is really not a safe roundabout for anybody with any kind of mobility problems or visual, even the elderly,” says Abby Bourque-Coyle.
The city installed the modified, four-way-stop traffic circle four years ago and some residents say many drivers don’t use the intersection properly.
Bourque-Coyle says she feels the city wasn’t listening to public complaints about the circle so she decided to file an official complaint. The city announced an agreement has been reached and the traffic circle will be removed.
Some residents will be happy to see the roundabout gone, saying it caused more problems than it solved, while others are questioning the cost.
“I’ve seen people who don’t use it properly,” says Jack Thibodeau. “I was just about in an accident myself, just about smashed my truck.”
“It was a solution. Maybe not the best one, but now to rip it out and spend the extra money, it’s quite an expense,” says David Davis.
The city says the roundabout will be removed by June 1.
With files from CTV Atlantic's David Bell
