Trans Canada Trail Véloroute Voyageur Cycling Route WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PLAN for Low to Moderate Volume Highways Roadway Trail Section: Markstay-Warren, St. Charles, French River and West Nipissing Road Jurisdiction: Ontario Ministry of Transportation (excluding Highway 17) Introduction Discovery Routes Trails Organization has formulated a set of signage guidelines to ensure a fundamentally consistent approach to signing the regional roadway trails within the network while taking into consideration the application of route signage on long-distance bicycle routes in other jurisdictions across the Province. This Signage Plan applies these guidelines for bicycle wayfinding along the roadway connections that form part of Discovery Routes Trails Organization s regional network of trails. Currently two designated on-road cycling routes have been identified for development within the Discovery Routes network; the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) Roadway Trail within the Township of Nipissing and the Municipality of Callander, and the Véloroute Voyageur Cycling Route connecting east of Sudbury to the Ottawa Valley. These two routes overlap on 192km between Sudbury and Callander. For the purpose of this Signage Plan, only wayfinding signs are included on sections of the TCT Roadway Trail and Véloroute Voyageur Cycling Route on moderate volume route segments under the MTO s jurisdiction in the Municipality of Markstay-Warren, Municipality of St. Charles, Municipality of French River and Municipality of West Nipissing. Wayfinding signs along Highway 17 where the recommended facility type is buffered paved shoulders as described in the 2015 Voyageur Cycling Route Feasibility Study and Implementation Plan and consistent with the Ministry s Bikeway Design Manual are not included in the request at this time. Other types of signage, such as warning and regulatory signs are not included within this plan. More specific guidance on signage and markings for bicycle facilities can be found in OTM Book 18, MTO s Bikeways Design Manual and TAC Bikeway Traffic Control Guidelines for Canada. Wayfinding Signage Types Wayfinding signage is made up of a group of signs that could include as many as two route identifiers, a bicycle route marker and, in specific situations a directional arrow. Supplemental wayfinding signs are recommended as an interim measure at the intersection of roadways where the appropriate bicycle
facility as described in OTM Book 18 is not in place. As the route develops there will be an opportunity to expand wayfinding signage to communicate other information to bicycle route users such as distances in kilometres to major attractions and settlement areas. In most situations, two wayfinding signage clusters are recommended in each direction at an intersection. These comprise of a decision sign before the turn and a confirmation sign after the turn. The following figure illustrates the recommended wayfinding signage specifications. Figure A: Wayfinding sign specifications for TCT Roadway Trail and Véloroute Voyageur Cycling Route
Two sign series: English text and French text equivalent Aluminum plate blank with reflective sheeting surface Mounting Location: Located in advance of intersections with high volume/ high speed roadways that do not currently have the appropriate cycling facility as described in OTM Book 18. Concept pictured here. Refinement of design will be determined in consultation with MTO and other road authorities. French text equivalent must be located beyond the English sign equivalent as described in OTM Book 1B. Signs should be placed far enough apart to both be legible, but close enough so that their individual messages can be recognized as being equivalent. Figure B: Supplemental wayfinding signage at intersections with high volume/ high speed roadways with no cycling specific infrastructure Overview Map of Location Description of the Cycling Route West End The 2015 Voyageur Cycling Route Feasibility Study and Implementation Plan identifies a 380km cycling route across sections of Northeastern Ontario. The route alignment was proposed following extensive stakeholder and public engagement and using the MTO s Cycling Route Selection Tool to assess experiential and safety and feasibility of the route. All 12 of the municipalities through which the route passes have endorsed the Voyageur Cycling Route (Appendix 2). The cycling route west of North Bay was selected intentionally to share alignment with the Trans Canada Trail.
This Signage Plan encompasses the Voyageur Cycling Route s west end as described in the Feasibility Study as Section B and C and the west portion of Section D. This segment of the route connects the communities of Sturgeon Falls, Cache Bay, Lavigne, Noelville, St. Charles, Hagar and Coniston avoiding the use of Highway 17 as much as possible. It also has a direct connection to Trans Canada Trail development in Greater Sudbury by Rainbow Routes Association and the development of the Lake Huron North Channel Route by the Waterfront Regeneration Trust. The moderate volume highways that form part of this segment are Highway 535, 528 and 64. Requested Wayfinding Sign Locations Discovery Routes is requesting approval for the installation of forty-one (41) wayfinding signs on moderate volume highways as illustrated on the following maps. Visualization of the proposed sign can be viewed in an online ArcGIS map at http://goo.gl/3aenfs. The attribute table can be downloaded from this application by selecting the layer list/ open attribute table (located beside the legend). Figure 1: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 64 between LeClair Road and Michel Road (Municipality of West Nipissing) - 6 signs Figure 2: Proposed wayfinding sign location on Highway 64 at Lavigne between Lakewood Road (Municipality of West Nipissing) 4 signs
Figure 3: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 64 between Lakewood Road and Trottier Road (Municipality of West Nipissing) 3 signs Figure 4: Proposed wayfinding signs on Highway 64 at Musky Lake Road (Mashkinonje Provincial Park) 2 signs Figure 5: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 64 between Musky Lake Road and Pinewood Road (Municipality of French River) 2 signs
Figure 6: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 64 at Mercer Road and Meran Road (Municipality of French River) 2 signs Figure 7: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 64 at Guerin Road; on Highway 528 at Guerin Road; on Highway 528 at Highway 64; and on Highway 64 at Highway 535 (Municipality of French River) 10 signs Figure 8: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 535 between Champlain Street and Labelle Road (Municipality of French River) 2 signs
Figure 9: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 535 at Lake Road (Municipality of St. Charles) 2 signs Figure 10: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 535 in the community of St. Charles (Municipality of St. Charles) 2 signs Figure 11: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 535 between Turcot Road and Gervais Road (Municipality of St. Charles) 2 signs
Figure 12: Proposed wayfinding sign locations on Highway 535 at Highway 17 in the community of (Municipality of Markstay- Warren) 3 signs Appendix 1 provides a detailed breakdown of the requested sites and sign type. Georeferenced spatial data is attached in comma separated value (CSV) format. It should be noted that sign sites identified in this report are based on the recommended placement specifications in Table 1 and field investigation, the final sign location may vary depending on individual site conditions at the time of installation.
APPENDIX 1 Table 1: Trans Canada Trail and Voyageur Cycling Route wayfinding sign proposed sites along medium volume highways in Markstay-Warren, St. Charles, French River and West Nipissing (does not include any sections of Highway 17) Sign Type Sign Category Sign Size Arrow Direction of Travel Roadway Municipality Map Ref* x y TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Southbound Highway 535 Markstay-Warren 76-80.41633 46.4546 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Northbound Highway 535 Markstay-Warren 77-80.41583 46.40731 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Southbound Highway 535 St.-Charles 78-80.41703 46.40492 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Northbound Highway 535 St.-Charles 79-80.41603 46.36399 TCT-VCR Decision 450x450 Right Northbound Highway 535 St.-Charles 101-80.43233 46.27379 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Southbound Highway 535 St.-Charles 102-80.43249 46.27355 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Northbound Highway 535 French River 103-80.43151 46.14861 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Southbound Highway 535 French River 104-80.43195 46.14107 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Southbound Highway 64 French River 105-80.43180 46.13344 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Northbound Highway 64 French River 106-80.43159 46.13398 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Northbound Highway 64 French River 107-80.43329 46.10555 TCT-VCR Decision 450x450 Left Southbound Highway 64 French River 108-80.43327 46.10576 TCT-VCR Decision 450x450 Right Northbound Highway 64 French River 109-80.43421 46.10535 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 528 French River 110-80.43401 46.10499 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 528 French River 111-80.38076 46.10508 TCT-VCR Decision 450x450 Left Eastbound Highway 528 French River 112-80.37944 46.10482 TCT-VCR Decision 450x450 Left Westbound Highway 64 French River 117-80.37978 46.13649 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 French River 118-80.37922 46.1366 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 French River 119-80.31212 46.16366 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 64 French River 120-80.30659 46.1771 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 French River 121-80.30628 46.17791 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 64 French River 122-80.3133 46.2336 TCT Decision 450x450 Left Eastbound Highway 64 French River 123-80.31296 46.23362 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 145-80.29729 46.26883 TCT Decision 450x450 Right Westbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 146-80.29728 46.26933 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 147-80.17576 46.31007 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 148-80.17295 46.31923 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 149-80.17159 46.32005 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 150-80.17101 46.32382 TCT Decision 450x450 Left Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 151-80.17081 46.32403 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 159-80.17006 46.32646 TCT Decision 450x450 Right Westbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 160-80.17032 46.32648 TCT Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 161-80.12202 46.37752 TCT-VCR Decision 450x450 Right Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 162-80.12162 46.37768 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 199-80.12284 46.36874 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 200-80.13046 46.36360 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Eastbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 201-80.1602 46.36337 TCT-VCR Confirmation 450x450 None Westbound Highway 64 West Nipissing 202-80.16529 46.35779 TCT-VCR Decision 450x450 Left Southbound Main Street St.-Charles 203-80.41615 46.36253 SUP-F Supplemental 450x600 n/a Northbound Highway 535 Markstay-Warren 204-80.41617 46.45472 SUP Supplemental 450x600 n/a Northbound Highway 535 Markstay-Warren 205-80.416 46.455 *Spatial data is visualized in an online ArcGIS map at http://goo.gl/3aenfs.
Appendix 2 Municipal Support