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Accessible pedestrian signals (APS) use sounds and vibrations to help communicate intersection signals if you are affected by any form of visual or hearing impairment.

Using accessible pedestrian signals

APS are linked to "walk/don't walk" lights. Two sounds are used to point out the direction of traffic and which light is on:

A cuckoo sound tells you when the walk symbol is on and you have right-of-way going north or south.
A Canadian melody sound tells you when you have right-of-way going east or west.

A pedestrian clearing tone and the "don't walk" light is turned on after these sounds end.

Using APS buttons

You must press the button for five seconds to activate the APS. They will activate on the next cycle and you will hear a pop from the button. The pop sound means the APS is active.

The buttons have a third sound called a locator tone. The tone allows you to find the button if you are affected by any visual impairments.

The APS and locator tones change their volume. The volume goes up if there is a lot of traffic. It goes down if there is little.

Buttons in Durham Region have a raised arrow that points in the direction of the crossing. It vibrates when the APS are activated.

APS requests

You can request accessible pedestrian signals from the Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee. You can reach us at 905-668-7711 extension. 2009, or by email.

The Region has a program to install APS at crossings that have signal lights. The Canadian Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and the Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee rank locations.

APS locations

Ajax

Harwood Ave. and Kings Crescent
Harwood Ave. and Hunt St.
Highway 2 and Harwood Ave.
Bayly St. and Harwood Ave.
Harwood Ave. and Emperor St.
Harwood Ave and Clements Rd.
Westney Rd. / Dreyer and Harwood Ave.
Westney Rd. and Monarch Ave. / Rands Rd.
Bayly St. and Westney Rd.
Bayly St. and Kitney Dr.
Bayly St. and Monarch Ave.
Bayly St. and Shoal Point Rd.
Westney Rd. and Highway 2
Highway 2 and Westney Plaza Entrance
Highway 2 and Ritchie Ave. / Chapman Dr.
Westney Rd. and Delaney/Magill Dr.
Westney Rd. and Coughlen St. / Sullivan Dr.
Westney Rd. and Rossland Rd.
Taunton Rd. and Westney Rd.
Taunton Rd. and Salem Rd.
Westney Rd. and Williamson Dr.
Salem Rd. and Chambers Dr. / ManDrake St.
Church St. and Lincoln St. / Randall Dr.
Highway 2 and Best Buy Ent. (W. of Harwood Ave.)
Rossland Rd. and Ravenscroft Rd.
Pickering Beach Rd. and Emperor St.
Bayly St. and Audley Rd.
Church St. and Lincoln Alexander P.S.
Harwood Ave. and Station St. / Achilles Rd.
Harwood Ave. and Biggs Dr.
Taunton Rd. and Ravenscroft Rd.
Taunton Rd. and Middlecote Dr.
Church St. and Mill St.
Harwood Ave. and Notre Dame C.S.S.
Fairall St. and Dowty Rd.
Audley Rd. and Kerrison Dr.
Harwood Ave. and Hibbard Dr./Keensford Crt.
Taunton Rd. and Gillett Dr.
Taunton Rd. and Warner Dr.
Westney Rd. and O'Brien Ct.
Audley Rd. and Williamson Dr.
Salem Rd. and Lord Dr.
Church St. and Rossland Rd.
Westney Rd. and Atherton Ave/Curtis Gate
Rossland Rd. and Riverside Dr./Seagrave Ln.
Westney Rd. and Millington Cr.
Rossland Rd. and Amazon Entrance
Salem Rd. and Ajax Operations Centre/Amazon Entrance
Rossland Rd. and Carter Bennett Dr./Pearce Dr.
Rossland Rd. and Harkins Dr. (IPS)
Rossland Rd. and Pickering Christian School

Clarington

Liberty St. and King St.
King St. and Scugog St.
Liberty St. and Concession St.
Courtice Rd. and Highway 2
Bowmanville Av. and Highway 2
Taunton Rd. and Trulls Rd. / Enfield Rd.
Bowmanville Av. and Baseline Rd.
Highway 2 and Clarington Blvd.
King St. and Roenigk Dr.
Clarington Blvd. and Stevens Rd.
King Ave. E. and Arthur St. / Brookhouse Dr.
Nash Rd. and Varcoe Rd.
Nash Rd. and Centerfield Dr.
Highway 2 and Maple Grove Rd.
Bowmanville Av. and Concession Rd. 3
Green Rd. and Stevens Rd.
Courtice Rd. and Nash Rd.
Bowmanville Ave. and Hartwell Ave.
Courtice Rd./Energy Dr. and Megawatt Dr./Courtice Shores Dr.
Energy Dr. and Highway 401 EB off/on ramps

Oshawa

Bond St. and Mary St.
King St. and Mary St.
Wilson Rd. and Athol St.
Stevenson Rd. and Oshawa Centre Entrance
Stevenson Rd. and Gibb St.
John St. and Midtown Mall
Centre St. and John St.
Simcoe St. and Olive Ave.
Bloor St. and Park Rd. N.
Wentworth St. and Cedar St.
Bloor St. and Drew St. / Hwy 401 EB Ramp
Rossland Rd. and Wilson Rd.
Stevenson Rd. and Annapolis Ave.
Bloor St. and Wilson Rd.
Harmony Rd. and King St.
Thornton Rd. and King St.
Taunton Rd. and Wilson Rd.
Simcoe St. and Robert St.
Rossland Rd. and Harmony Rd.
Thornton Rd. and Adelaide Ave.
Townline Rd. and King St.
King St. and Eastlawn St.
Athol St. and Mary St.
Centre St. and William St.
Gibb St. and Oshawa Centre Entrance
Ritson Rd. and Pentland St.
Phillip Murray Ave. and Park Rd.
Cedar St. and Phillip Murray Ave.
Bloor St. and Thornton Rd.
Park Rd. and Hillside Ave.
Simcoe St. and Conlin Rd.
Simcoe St. and Winchester Rd.
Ritson Rd. and Ormond Dr.
Harmony Rd. and Walmart Ent. / Missom Gate
Taunton Rd. and Grandview St.
King St. and Farewell Ave. (I.P.S.)
Harmony Rd. and Beatrice St.
Conlin Rd. and Founders Dr. (Durham College)
Harmony Rd. and Grand Ridge Ave.
Ritson Rd. and William St.
Gibb St. and Grenfell Ave. (I.P.S.)
Stevenson Rd. and Ridgeway Ave.
Simcoe St. and Dr. SJ Phillips School
Granview St. and Greenhill Ave./Esterbrook Dr.
Winchester Rd. and Harmony Rd.
Harmony Rd. and Coldstream Dr.
Ritson Rd. and Woodmount Dr.
Ritson Rd. and Coldstream Dr.
Wilson Rd. and Coldstream Dr.
Grandview St. and Coldstream Dr.
Champlain Ave. and Thornton Rd.
Ritson Rd. and Kedron Public School
Wilson Rd. and Shakespeare Ave.
Adelaide Ave. and Blackthorn St. (Eastdale CVI)
Simcoe St. and Britannia Ave.
Simcoe St. and Northern Dancer
Simcoe St. and Founders Gate
Stellar Dr. and Thornton Rd.
Simcoe St. and Windfields Farm Dr. (temp)
Coldstream Dr. and Clearbrook Dr.
Rossland Rd. and Minto St.
Harmony Rd. and Greenhill Ave.
Harmony Rd. and Delpark Homes Centre S. (Legends Centre)
Taunton Rd. and Clearbrook Dr.

Pickering

Brock Rd. and Pickering Parkway
Brock Rd. and Hwy 401 WB Ramp
Brock Rd. and Hwy 401 EB Ramp
Brock Rd. and Highway 2
Brock Rd. and Finch Ave.
Bayly St. and Liverpool Rd.
Liverpool Rd. and Highway 2
Highway 2 and Glenanna Rd.
Highway 2 and Rougemount Dr.
Whites Rd. and Highway 2
Whites Rd. and Oklahoma Dr. / Granite Crt.
Highway 2 and Boyer Plaza / Delta Blvd.
Liverpool Rd. and Finch Ave.
Finch Ave. and Dixie Rd.
Highway 2 and Valley Farm Rd.
Glenanna Rd. and The Esplanade South
Kingston Rd. and Steeple Hill
Brock Rd. and Third Concession Rd./Rossland Rd.
Brock Rd. and Major Oaks Rd./Usman Rd.
Clements Rd. and Squires Beach Rd.
Valley Farm Rd. and The Esplanade S / Diefenbaker Ct.
Pickering Parkway and Portland Crt. (I.P.S)
Brock Rd. and Plummer St.
Highway 2 and Bainbridge Dr.
Whites Rd. and Highway 7
Brock Rd. and Dersan St. / William Jackson Dr.
Brock Rd. and Collector Rd. (S of 407 EB off ramp)
Liverpool Rd. and Bushmill St./Linwood St.
Brock Rd. and Zents Dr./Rex Heath Dr.
Church St. and Kellino St.
Taunton Rd. and Peter Matthews Dr.
Kellino St. and East St. (private signal for Durham Live)
Finch Ave. and Rosebank Rd.
Brock Rd. and Alexander Knox Rd.
Peter Matthews Dr. and Alexander Knox Rd.
Alexander Know Rd. and Brigadier Ave./Hollyberry Lane
Alexander Knox Rd. and Mulberry Lane
Altona Rd. and Pine Grove Ave.

Scugog

Simcoe St. and Reach St. / Coulter St.
Simcoe St. and Van Edward Dr. (Port Perry)
Highway 7/12 and Cragg Rd.

Whitby

Brock St. and Mary St.
Cochrane St. and Dundas St.
Dundas St. and Garrard Rd. / Kendalwood Rd.
Consumers Dr./Stellar Dr. and Thickson Rd.
Rossland Rd. and Anderson St.
Rossland Rd. and Garden St.
Rossland Rd. and Brock St.
Anderson St. and Manning Rd.
Manning Rd. / Starr Ave. and Brock St.
Thickson Rd. and Nichol Ave.
Victoria St. and Brock St.
Consumers Dr. and Brock St.
Brock St. and 401 Eb Ramp / GO Station
Dundas St. and Hickory St.
Thickson Rd. and Burns St.
Consumers Dr. and Hwy 401 WB Ramp
Taunton Rd. and Anderson St.
Taunton Rd. and Durham District School Board/Sinclair Secondary School
Taunton Rd. and Baldwin St. / Brock St.
Bayly St. / Victoria St. and Lake Ridge Rd.
Winchester Rd. and Thickson Rd.
Rossland Rd. and Regional Headquarters
Taunton Rd. and Garrard Rd.
Victoria St. and Gordon St.
Highway 7/12 and Campbell St.
Brock St. and Whitburn St. / Woodlands Ave.
Brock St. and Dryden Blvd. / James Rowe Dr.
Taunton Rd. and Cochrane St.
Taunton Rd. and Valleywood Dr.
Taunton Rd. and McKinney Dr. / Riverwood St.
Taunton Rd. and Country Ln.
Winchester Rd. and Memorial Park/Simcoe St (Brooklin)
Taunton Rd. and Plaza Entrance (east of Garden St)
Baldwin St. and Canary St.
Thickson Rd. and Glengowan St.
Winchester Rd. and Cachet Blvd.
Victoria St. and South Blair St.
Mary St. and Hickory St.
Manning Rd. and Ribblesdale Dr.
Highway 407 EB off ramp and Baldwin St./Highway 12
Stellar Dr. and Champlain Ave.
Highway 2 and Halls Rd.
Baldwin St. and GO Transit Carpool Access (south of 407 EB ramp)
Brock St. and Joy Thompson Ave./Timber Mill Ave.
Thickson Rd. and Summerside Ave./Gateway Ct.
Taunton Rd. and Baycliffe Dr.
Taunton Rd. and Coronation Rd. (temp)
Dundas St. and Des Newman Blvd.
Rossland Rd. and Des Newman Blvd.
Rossland Rd. and McQuay Blvd.
Rossland Rd. and Coronation Rd.
Taunton Rd. and Des Newman Blvd.
Anderson St. and Duggan Ave./Settler's Crt.
Manning Rd. and Hazelwood Dr.
Brock St. and Colborne St. (I.P.S.)

Uxbridge

Main St. and Colby Rd.
Brock St. (Hwy 47) and Herrema Blvd./Nelkydd Lane

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