We're excited to be part of an upcoming Transportation Association of Canada online event on December 4th, as a supporting sponsor. Members of our transportation planning and traffic engineering practice will be presenting on Collision Reduction Strategies for Rural Highway Intersections.
Rural road safety is an issue of growing concern at major highway intersections. Associated Engineering has been the road safety auditor and/or road designer for safety improvements at numerous highway intersections with a pattern of serious and fatal collisions in Western Canada. Monique Beaudry and Laurel Richl will discuss solutions that were implemented and how well they are working, the types of countermeasures that are applicable to the rural highway context, the role of local enforcement and public engagement, and opportunities for strategic analysis at a system-wide level. Examples of our projects include the implementation of Saskatchewan’s first Restricted Crossing U-Turn, addressing the problem of habituation when introducing a new highway bypass, and other innovative solutions to improve safety.
Our presenters:
Monique Beaudry, P.Eng., RPP is Associated Engineering’s National Discipline Lead, Transportation Planning. She has significant traffic safety experience, including collision database management, systemic safety reviews, in-service safety reviews, road safety audits, and innovative safety projects. Monique particularly enjoys the many firsts she has been involved in, such as Saskatchewan’s recently constructed Restricted Crossing U-Turn.
Laurel Richl, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., PTOE, RSP2I is a Senior Transportation Engineer in Associated’s Vancouver office. She brings a unique mix of road safety, traffic engineering, planning and design experience that helps her look at projects more holistically from start to finish. Laurel is a road safety auditor and has completed in-service road safety reviews and road safety audits throughout Canada. She is a member of the TAC Geometric Design and Road Safety Committees.
