08-23-2016, 06:26 PM
(07-23-2016, 09:52 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: There appears to be a planned detour on the Laurel trail. I must say, this is an extremely detailed, albeit slightly upside down, description of the detour. Bravo City of Waterloo.
I really appreciated these construction signs aimed at the trail user, and the fact that they updated them when the timeline changed (August 1st was changed to August 22nd). But the 22nd has come and gone and the closure hasn't happened yet, which is fine, just update the signs again. There have been a lot of people, myself included, taking long detours for the last two days for no apparent reason on belief the section was closed and not wanting to risk an even longer detour by taking a chance it was open and finding it closed and having to double back to go around. It erodes users belief that signs mean what they say.
Also, is there any reason the gates on the trail are closed along the stretch of the Laurel trail between Weber and Peppler? With the gates closed it can make for some really tricky crossings at Bridgeport when the road is busy, the speeds excessive, and the gaps few and far between particularly if you are hauling a child in a trailer like myself. If someone on the other side isn't paying attention you end up not being able to get off the road quickly enough with oncoming traffic approaching.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.