One of the new pedestrian countdown signals at Portage Avenue and Smith Street (STAN MILOSEVIC / CHRISD.CA)
The City of Winnipeg has installed two new pedestrian countdown signals at two busy intersections.
Following a pilot project last summer, the city has the signals up at all four crosswalks at Osborne Street at River Avenue, and Portage Avenue at Smith Street.
The signals provide a numeric countdown display mounted below the existing pedestrian signal that indicates the number of seconds remaining for a pedestrian to complete the crossing.
Installation costs approximately $10,000 per intersection.
— Staff
