CORNWALL, Ontario – The City of Cornwall announced in a statement on Monday that the traffic lights at the Water St. and Cumberland intersection would be turned off on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
The traffic lights were originally installed by the Federal Bridge Corporation to accomodate the additional traffic that was being diverted to Cumberland Street while construction was taking place on Brookdale Avenue.
"Now that Brookdale Avenue has reopened, traffic volumes on Cumberland Street have eased," the City of Cornwall’s statement on the matter reads. "In the coming months, the City’s Engineering Department, together with other departments, will assess the need for permanent traffic signals at this intersection both from a vehicular and pedestrian point of view. A report will be presented to City Council in May. "
In the meantime, traffice at the Cumberland and Water St. intersection will return to its original state with traffic from Cumberland regulated by a stop sign.
