Background

Fanshawe Park Road and Richmond Street is a busy intersection. Due to London’s growth, this intersection can no longer handle the high amount of traffic during peak hours, which results in traffic jams, traffic infiltration to surrounding neighborhoods and unsafe conditions for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

The 2030 Transportation Master Plan recommended several improvements to the intersection, including more through and turning lanes on Fanshawe and improvements to nearby pedestrian and cyclist facilities.

This Environmental Assessment explored a variety of planning solutions to address the challenges in the area. Through the Environmental Study Report, several intersection improvements were recommended that aligned with the Transportation Master Plan’s recommendations.

These improvements include:

• additional through and turn lanes on Fanshawe Park Road and Richmond Street.
• removing the existing southbound and westbound right turn lanes
• improving existing pedestrian, landscaping and urban design features and adding new street lighting
• adding and improving existing bike lanes

The recommendations are designed to do the following, among other factors:

• help improve traffic operations
• increase safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists
• be compatible with potential Rapid Transit developments
• improve conditions of utilities and services

Construction to start the intersection improvements is planned in 2022 subject to property acquisition and all necessary approvals.

Current status

The Environmental Assessment is complete, and Council approved the plan in 2018.

Study Area

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