The Regional Municipality of Durham will install new protected left-turn signals at two intersections in the City of Oshawa and the Municipality of Clarington, at the end of October, in support of Durham Vision Zero.
The signals will be installed in the westbound and eastbound left-turn lanes at the intersection of Taunton Road East and Harmony Road North in Oshawa, and at the intersection of Durham Regional Highway 2 and Courtice Road in Clarington.
Protected left-turn signals use a dedicated green arrow to allow drivers to turn left only when oncoming traffic is stopped. The fully-protected signals will allow motorists to safely make left-hand turns from Taunton Road East onto Harmony Road North, and from Durham Regional Highway 2 onto Courtice Road. Motorists should only turn left when the green left-turn arrow is visible.
The initiative supports Durham Vision Zero, a long-term plan for a safer transportation system that sees no lives lost or serious injuries on Durham’s roadways.
The Region published the notice on October 14, 2026.
Source: Region of Durham — New protected left-turn signals in Clarington and Oshawa
Photo attribution: Traffic-signal photograph by Eric Fischer, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. File photo; shows a red left-turn arrow signal in Helsinki, not the Oshawa or Clarington intersections. Image resized to 1920px wide for web display.
Source: Region of Durham
Image credit: File photo: Eric Fischer / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Representative image; does not show the Oshawa or Clarington intersections.
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