Niverville’s town council has decided to change the flow of traffic along Arena Road, making it a one-way street with traffic moving north from Main Street. Arena Road is currently in the process of being reconstructed, and the change will take effect when the street reopens. New signage will be erected to advise motorists of the change.
Mayor Myron Dyck noted that this change to traffic flow was recommended by Manitoba Infrastructure at the time when the high school and CRRC projects were in the design phase. He noted that this is in keeping with the current trend of the province seeking to lessen access to provincial highways.
“[Manitoba Infrastructure] saw that when people on a busy day would try and make a left turn and there’s a train, the traffic got backed up on Main Street westbound,” Dyck says. “And then traffic could be backed up going towards the arena… It just makes for a real bottleneck and it is a safety concern.”
For now, Arena Road will be the only street to become one-way, but Dyck says the master plan for this part of the community also calls for Centre Street to become one-way, moving in a westerly direction. This will drive more vehicles to the corner of Main Street and Krahn Road, which will eventually see the installation of lights or a roundabout to handle the increased traffic at that intersection.
