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Orangeville supports traffic study along Highway 10

March 9, 2023   ·   0 Comments

By Sam Odrowski

Orangeville council is backing Caledon in its efforts to have a traffic and road study, funded by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), conducted along Highway 10.

In addition, council is requesting that the portion of Highway 10 that runs through Orangeville be included if a study is conducted.

Currently, the request from Caledon is to have only the portion of the highway that goes through its boundary be studied.

A Notice of Motion supporting the study for Caledon and Orangeville by Mayor Lisa Post passed unanimously at a regular council meeting last Monday (Feb. 27). 

The motion states Orangeville would benefit from the study as it sees high traffic volumes, high speeding, and more commercial vehicles along Highway 10. It also notes that projected population growth will only exasperate these issues.

Deputy Mayor Todd Taylor lauded Mayor Post’s leadership in bringing the motion forward.

He said traffic concerns along Highway 10 have long existed. While Mono and municipalities north of Orangeville and to the south in Caledon have done a great job advocating for change, less is said locally, but it is an ongoing issue, Taylor added. 

“Our little stretch, you don’t hear as much about but we all know it’s problem,” he said.

“The big thrust seems to be in Caledon and north of us. But everybody is traveling at a very aggressive speeds through that highway, and the reality is it feels like you should, but you shouldn’t because you’re part of our town.”


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