The Maley Drive extension project appears to have been successful in alleviating traffic congestion along some of Sudbury’s major corridors.
In the business case, the daily traffic volume at three locations on Maley Drive was projected to average 16,667. The 2023 actual daily traffic volume at these three locations averaged out to 19,767. All of this means arterial streets, such as The Kingsway and Lasalle Boulevard, are deteriorating at a slower rate than before the Maley Drive extension was built, Shelsted said.
“We’re hearing very positive feedback from the commercial sector, both the mining companies and companies involved in commercial transportation of goods,” he said. At the latest update, Dalron Construction Ltd. was seeking more than $11 million from the city for outstanding compensation for allowing the Maley Drive extension to be built on land owned by the developer.