Sarnia council has voted unanimously to remove traffic calming measures at Indian Road and Errol Road immediately.
Council reconsidered its decision Monday, and directed staff to once again investigate alternative methods to slow traffic.
Engineering and Operations General Manager David Jackson admitted the pilot had faults.
"Staff will be the first to acknowledge this is not a perfect solution," said Jackson. "It's a very challenging intersection and it's just one option that was tried. We provided a report when we recommended that they be permanent, as part of that, we felt they had been beneficial, we also felt that making them permanent addresses many of the concerns we have now."
Councillor Mike Stark pointed out that the $200,000 cost to make the measures permanent is the same cost as a traffic signal approved for Indian Road and Cathcart Boulevard.
Jackson said a pedestrian crossover would cost about $70,000.
Councillor Margaret Bird said the safest option possible is needed.
"We can't put cost ahead of lives, so the safest has to be something where someone cannot get a crossing guard or go through the lights," said Bird.
Councillor Brian White agreed.
"I think we've heard this many times now as these issues have come up, that this is a very poor road design, at least for the community that we're trying to build here," said White. "Including safety as our number one priority, I would like to see what Indian Road could look like, and should look like, considering it is a residential street at that part."
Councillor Nathan Colquhoun was absent from Monday's meeting.
