The Town of Lacombe has in recent years experienced a considerable growth in population. The rapid growth in population has been accompanied by rapid growth in traffic, and the volumes on the town roadways have increased to a point that congestion, bottlenecks, safety concerns, and traffic delays in the existing transportation network are becoming more pronounced and frequent. This impact is compounded by the fact that the Town is bisected by Highway 12, a Provincial highway carrying a significant proportion of truck traffic.
The Town of Lacombe has recently updated their Transportation Master Plan. In this study, the issue of truck traffic on Highway 2A and 12 (predominantly Highway 12) was identified by the Town as an area in need of further investigation. Bunt & Associates was subsequently retained to undertake the necessary traffic data collection and analysis for truck traffic on Highway 12 through the Town of Lacombe and the findings are summarized in this report.