With the change to two-way traffic, wouldn’t there be a lot of congestion and delay?
The impacts of conversion of Phase 2 (James/John – south of Main Street) are more significant than Phase 1 (James/John – north of Main Street). This is due to the fact that these portions of James Street and John Street have more traffic and therefore have less unused capacity in the roadway to allow for changes. The trade off, as in Phase 1, is improved opportunity for local circulation, plus the other benefits as outlined above. The implementation of James/John Phase 2 Conversion to two way traffic operations is expected to result in a shift of travel patterns for traffic travelling to/from the downtown and the mountain. It is expected drivers using the upbound lanes of the Jolley Cut will shift from James Street to John Street to avoid having to shift over at St. Josephs Drive in the afternoon rush hour. Similarly, drivers using James Mountain Road will be able to continue northbound on James Street to access the core area in the morning rush hour. With the need to accommodate cross
