Sarnia's City Engineer says they had no other option but to put up one-way signs on a small cul-de-sac in north end Sarnia.
For the past 55 years, you could drive in both directions on Rutherglen Close which exits onto Lakeshore Rd. or Cathcart Blvd.
However, City Engineer Andre Morin says a resident wanted to know why the similar McMillan Pkwy. was one way, but Rutherglen Close was not.
Staff investigated and found that the roads on Rutherglen were less than the three metres regulated by the Transportation Association of Canada.
"If something were to happen and there was a collision, the city would be liable because we knew the road was too narrow and had not done anything about it," he says. "We know the residents in the area are not happy about it but we had to put up the signs for liability issues."
All 30 residents living on the street have signed a petition against the change. They say part of the roadway in the middle of the street floods out in a heavy rain and snow ploughs do not clear it in a timely manner, making one-way driving not only impractical, but dangerous.
They will present the petition to City Council on June 20.
