The Sherwood Drive Functional Improvements project will meet long-term traffic demands for both existing and proposed developments. 

This project has been informed by public engagement with both area business stakeholders and with residents.

Summary of improvements

See the fly-through video of planned Sherwood Drive Functional Improvements:

Upgrades planned along Sherwood Drive from Village Drive to Ash Street/ Wye Road Gardens include improvements to the intersections and corridor to improve traffic safety and capacity:

• Addition of a double left turn lane westbound on Wye Road, turning onto Sherwood Drive/Range Road 233 (south)
• Lengthen the left turn lane for vehicles going northbound to westbound at the Wye Road/Sherwood Drive intersection
• Lengthen the northbound left turn lane from Sherwood Drive onto Fir Street (west)
• Removal of traffic signals and conversion of the all-directional access along Range Road 233 at Walmart/Ordze Avenue to right-in/right-out and north bound left-in only
• Conversion of the all directional access along Sherwood Drive at Sherwood Centre (Petro Canada/Shoppers Drug Mart) to right-in/right-out only
• Relocation of traffic signals on Range Rd 233 at Walmart/Ordze Avenue access, south to Ash Street/Wye Road Gardens

Benefit of improvements

• Reduce delays at the Wye/Sherwood intersection during peak traffic hours by increasing the left turn capacity at the intersection
• Reduce overall Sherwood Drive corridor delays during peak traffic hours by maximizing left turn storage areas and eliminating locations where left turning vehicles block adjacent through lanes at the Fir, Wye and Ordze intersections
• Improve safety by removing unsafe turns and reducing vehicle and pedestrian conflict points

Final design plan

Business stakeholders have been consulted extensively on the Sherwood Drive Functional Improvements project through significant public engagement.  The final plan incorporates recommendations of both business stakeholders with input from area residents. The final plan was presented to business stakeholders on January 30, 2019.

Residents were invited to learn more about intersection and corridor improvements on Sherwood Drive from Village Drive to Ash Street at an open house on January 31, 2019.

Display boards from the Open House are available here:

January 31, 2019 Open House (142.1 KB)

Phasing Plan (4.8 MB)

Phase 1 Before & After (4.8 MB)

Traffic Path Ordze Ave to Eastbound (5.1 MB)

Traffic Routing Ordze Ave to Northbound (5.1 MB)

Traffic Path Ordze Ave to Westbound (4.8 MB)

Traffic Path Westbound Wye Road to Walmart-ATB-Payless (5.1 MB)

Traffic Path Southbound Sherwood Drive to Walmart-ATB-Payless (5.1 MB)

Traffic Path Exiting Walmart-ATB-Payless (5.1 MB)

Traffic Path Southbound Sherwood Drive to Sherwood Centre (5.1 MB)

Traffic Path Exiting Sherwood Centre (5.1 MB)

Project timeline

This project is completed.

Public engagement

January 2019 - Final plan consultation

Business stakeholders have been consulted extensively on the Sherwood Drive Functional Improvements project through significant public engagement.  The final plan incorporates recommendations of both business stakeholders with input from area residents. The final plan was presented to business stakeholders on January 30, 2019.

Residents were invited to learn more about intersection and corridor improvements on Sherwood Drive from Village Drive to Ash Street at an open house on January 31, 2019.

Results from the Open House questionnaire are available here:

Participant questionnaire results January 31 2019 (57.1 KB)

Project timeline

The Sherwood Drive Functional Improvements project was originally part of the Wye Road Functional Planning Study

Project contacts: