A safer way to cross: Highway 101 Active Transportation Crossing Functional Design
What’s happening?
The Halifax Regional Municipality is planning a new active transportation connection crossing Highway 101 near Sackville Manor. Currently, we're comparing three different design options for the crossing. The purpose of this engagement is to choose one of the three options, and create a functional design (30% level of detail) for a convenient and safe active transportation connection between Sackville Manor and Sackville Transit Terminal. Your feedback will help shape the preferred design.
The Halifax Regional Municipality and their consultant team will be hosting public engagement sessions regarding the Highway 101 Crossing:
1: A Pop-up engagement booth at the fire entrance for Sackville Manor Mobile Home Park at the end of Parklane Drive.
- Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
2: An open house session Dec. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Acadia Hall at 650 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville.
Please review the Council report for more detail on this project.
Project context
Figure 1: A picture of the current informal crossing point across Highway 101 that many residents regularly use
To avoid a four-kilometre trek to cross Highway 101, many residents and visitors of Sackville Manor are forced to cross Highway 101 by the Exit 2 interchange. The dangerous shortcut exposes pedestrians to vehicles travelling at high speeds and extreme safety risks. Unfortunately, there have been two pedestrian fatalities along this route since 2011. As a result, the Halifax Regional Municipality is exploring design options for implementing a new active transportation crossing.
Project goals
Create a safe, convenient, and accessible active transportation crossing to and from Sackville Manor, over Highway 101
Gather public input to inform a functional design of the crossing
This survey will help us understand residents’ experience in crossing the highway, which will help us to design and implement an appropriate crossing for the community. This survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. You can fill the survey below or, if you need assistance, please contact Maria Jacobs at jacobsm@halifax.ca or 902.225-9443.
If you have any questions about the collection and use of this personal information, please contact the Access and Privacy Office at 902.943.2148 or privacy@halifax.ca.
In accordance with Section 485 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), any personal information collected in this survey will only be used by municipal staff and, if necessary, individuals and/or organizations under service contract with the Halifax Regional Municipality for purposes relating to processing the Sackville Highway 101 Active Transportation survey results.