(Issued September 6, 2019 at 11:25 a.m. EST) – The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained Stantec Consulting Ltd. to undertake a Planning, Preliminary Design, and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study on Highway 401 for the replacement and rehabilitation of structures, interchange modifications, establishing the footprint of future six and eight lanes to ensure an appropriate design of the replacement bridges, and commuter parking lot improvements, from 2 kilometres east of Nagle Road to 800 metres east of Percy Street (approximately 18 kilometres). The MTO and the Town of Cobourg have also retained Stantec to undertake a Planning, Preliminary Design, and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study on Highway 401 for a new interchange near Nagle Road in the Town of Cobourg and the Township of Hamilton. The interchange study is the Town of Cobourg’s initiative and is being completed concurrently with the MTO’s Highway 401 Planning Study from Cobourg to Colborne (GWP 4060-11-00).
This notice is to announce the first combined Public Information Centre (PIC) for these two studies. The purpose of PIC 1 is to display and seek input on the preliminary improvement alternatives; display and seek input on the existing conditions in the study areas (i.e. natural, social, economic, and cultural); and answer questions about the studies.
The PIC will be a drop-in format and is scheduled for:
Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Location: Cobourg Lions Community Centre, 157 Elgin Street East, Cobourg, Ontario
Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
THE PROCESS
Both studies are “Group B” projects under the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) and include undertaking environmental and engineering field investigations and seeking input from the public, local municipalities, external ministries/agencies, and businesses. Two Public Information Centres (PICs) are planned, and notices of the PICs will be placed in local newspapers and sent to the project mailing list.
Upon completion of preliminary design, a separate Transportation Environmental Study Reports (TESR) for each study, will be prepared and made available for public review. Notices will be published in local newspapers to advise the public of the TESR public review periods.
COMMENTS
You are encouraged to participate in the studies and to provide comments in writing to the project team. If you wish to have your name added to the project mailing list or have questions about the studies, please contact:
Mr. Gregg Cooke, P.Eng.
Consultant Project Manager
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
200-835 Paramount Drive
Stoney Creek ON L8J 0B4
Tel: (905) 381-3227
Fax:(905) 385-3534
Call Collect: (905) 385-3234
comments@highway401cobourgcolborne.ca
Mr. Muhammad Waseem, P.Eng.
Project Engineer
Ministry of Transportation Eastern Region
1355 John Counter Boulevard, Postal Bag 4000
Kingston ON K7L 5A3
Tel: (613) 449-2615
Fax:(613) 540-5106
Toll-free: 1-800-267-0295 Ext. 4701
comments@highway401cobourgcolborne.ca
Mr. Terry Hoekstra, C.E.T.
Manager of Engineering and Capital Projects
Town of Cobourg
740 Division Street, Building 7
Cobourg ON K9A 0H6
Tel: (905) 372-9971 ext. 4371
comments@highway401cobourgcolborne.ca
You are encouraged to visit the project website, www.highway401cobourgcolborne.ca, where project information including study notices, background information, PIC displays, and the TESRs will be made available as the studies progress. You can also submit comments to the project team on the project website.
If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in these projects, please contact one of the Project Team members listed above. Comments and information are being collected to assist the MTO in meeting the requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All comments will be maintained on file for use during the studies and, with the exception of personal information, may be included in study documentation and become part of the public record.