The road would help to alleviate some of the heavy delays on Ira Needles and Erb

The City of Waterloo has proposed expanding The Boardwalk through to Erb Street West to aleviate congestion from Ira Needles Boulevard.

There have been a few options proposed, including three different routes connecting The Boardwalk with Erb Street and Platinum Drive by Costco.

Sandra Hanmer, Ward One Councillor for the City of Waterloo, says this will hopefully relieve some of the heavy traffic the Ira Needles and Erb roundabout sees daily.

"As soon as the reports are available, they'll be posted on the website and encouraging people to participate as much as they can and offer opinions on the options, on the direction it's heading in. It certainly has a lot of really good advantages for this area." Hanmer told Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke on 570 NEWS.

She says the other benefit to the new road is allowing the residents of the Vista Hills neighbourhood access to Platinum Dr. and ultimately down to The Boardwalk.

"There's lots more traffic because of the development, which is really good, and the connection that needs to happen to Platinum Drive. It's next steps in the process and I'm excited to see where it ends up going."

She says the city needs to continue to look at the traffic and the alternatives that can be created.