Matchett-Sprucewood Avenue getting upgrades | CTV News [Video]

In an effort to improve traffic flow at one of Essex County’s slowest intersections, LaSalle town councillors have approved installing traffic signals at Matchett Road and Sprucewood Avenue.

Currently, traffic is controlled by a four-way stop, with single lanes on all sides.

“People get short-tempered because they’ve been in line for so long,” said Dan McFarlane, who has lived in the area for five decades.

“When they come to four cars at the stop sign, sometimes people don’t realize who the next person to go is. So, you’ve got a lot of cars pulling out when they shouldn’t, a lot of horns beeping and a lot of anger going on with a lot of shouting and cursing. It’s hectic because there’s too much traffic.”

He added that on weekdays around 4 p.m. or 5 p.m., it’s common for traffic to be backed up three or four blocks.

Dan McFarlane said …