TAMRMS#: B05
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BUDGET INFORMATION REQUEST (BIR) - Traffic Calming Repairs, Reconstruction and Maintenance
Requested by: Councillor Hughes
Date of Request: November 17, 2025
Date Response Due: November 21, 2025
Confidential: No
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How much was spent in 2024, to date in 2025 and budgeted in 2026 for traffic calming bulb out repairs and reconstruction and maintenance.
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RESPONSE
In terms of RMR (Repair, Maintain and Replace), the city's use of pedestrian curb extensions is fairly "new", with the first extensions installed between 2016 and 2018. To date, locations are not identifying as high prone repair areas as the concrete is holding to good standard.
Unfortunately, Administration does not have a breakdown of RMR specific concrete costs associated with pedestrian curb extensions; however, there are two (2) areas of focus for repairs or reconstruction of pedestrian curb extensions that can be shared:
1) Motor Vehicle Collisions / Vandalism:
Incidents that involve a motor vehicle hitting a pedestrian curb extension have occurred and most of the damage and response is associated with the bollards located on the concrete extension, which results in substantial damage to the bollard and some damage to the concrete island as well where the bollard is mounted to the concrete.
When these incidents occur, they are often associated with a reported motor vehicle collision through Enforcement, and the costs associated with response and repair are recouped via an insurance claim process; with costs paid by the driver's insurance.
If an incident occurs with no formal police report or collision report and a claim cannot be made, the onus is on the city to address funding for repairs. If substantial concrete damage occurs, a contract service is hired; whereas, if the damage is to a bollard only there are internal resources that perform this type of repair work.
A summary of incidents that have occurred from 2023 to 2025 (inclusive)...
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