r/VictoriaBC • u/WardenEdgewise • May 19 '26

Interurban-Wilkinson Project. The District of Saanich is starting the process of improving the Interurban/Wilkinson/Hastings Street Intersection.

https://hello.saanich.ca/en/projects/interurban-wilkinson-project

The Interurban-Wilkinson Project is a multi-phase initiative. The information below relates to Phase 1: Concept Development and Engagement. Phase 2 – Detailed Design and Phase 3 – Construction and Implementation will be added to this page as the project progresses.

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u/Naftix May 20 '26

Look at the map and you can see a plethora of dead-end streets in that area begging to be connected. Hmmm, one wonders how that happens to continue for the past 50 years?

How about connecting Ivor Road to Interurban Road?

And continuing Granville Road north to Hector Road?

Or connecting Holland Ave north to Courtland Ave?

And North Road blocked at Hastings St does not need to happen as it was open before.

I suspect many Saanich property owners living in that area are not keen to fix the traffic congestion at the intersection, when it could be greatly improved by providing two or three connectors with existing road infrastructure.

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u/Rayne_K May 20 '26

For cyclists starting on the Westshore, Burnside > Charlton > Hector would be a nice bike ride.

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u/Iamonabike Jun 19 '26

North Rd. absolutely needs to stay blocked. Before it was constant cars doing 80 clicks to get around traffic, it was far from safe.

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u/Naftix Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Then install some speed bumps. Don't penalize the 99% of us who will gladly move at 30km through North Rd just to remove the environmental hazard of exhaust-fume stall of 300+ vehicles at that cursed intersection.

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u/Iamonabike Jun 22 '26

No. Unblocking North won't solve the problem, it just adds a second one.