Study Documentation

The study has followed the approved environmental planning process for Group ‘A’ projects under the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) with agency and public consultation throughout. A Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) has been prepared to document the study process, the highway planning alternatives considered and the Preferred Plan including environmental protection measures and commitments for future action with regard to implementation of the project.

The TESR has been placed on the public record for a 30-day review period beginning Monday August 25, 2014.

Executive Summary & Table of Contents (pdf/905kb)

Chapter 1 and 2 (pdf/1.5mb)
Includes:
- Chapter 1 Project Overview
- Chapter 2 Environmental Assessment Process

Chapter 3 and 4  (pdf/3.5mb)
Includes:
- Chapter 3  Transportation Needs and Opportunities
- Chapter 4  Existing Environmental Conditions

Chapter 5 Part 1  (pdf/5.3mb)
Includes:
- Chapter 5 Alternatives and Evaluation

Chapter 5 Part 2  (pdf/15mb)
Includes:
- Chapter 5 Alternatives and Evaluation

Chapter 6,7 and 8  (pdf/2.8mb)
Includes:
- Chapter 6  Consultation
- Chapter 7  Preferred Plan
- Chapter 8  Potential Environmental Effects, Mitigation Measures and Commitments to Further Work

Appendix A Preliminary Design Plates
Appendix B Fisheries Report
Appendix C Terrestrial Ecosystems Report
Appendix D Noise Report Review
Appendix E Air Quality Assessment Report
Appendix F Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment Report
Appendix G Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment Report
Appendix H Consultation Record

Interested stakeholders are encouraged to review the TESR and provide comments by Friday October 3, 2014. If, after review and consultation with the MTO’s consultant and staff, you have serious unresolved concerns, you have the right to request that the Minister of Environment (77 Wellesley Street West, 11th Floor, Ferguson Block, Toronto, ON M7A 2T5), issue a Part II Order (Bump-Up) for the project. This would lead to the preparation of an Individual Environmental Assessment. A copy of the Part II Order request should be forwarded to MTO and AECOM at the addresses below. If there are no outstanding concerns after Friday October 3, 2014, the project will be considered to have met the requirements of the Class EA.

To obtain additional information, provide comments or to be placed on the mailing list, please contact the study team.

Copies of the document have also been placed at the following locations:

Notice of Filing of Study Design Report
(March 2013)

A Study Design Report (SDR) has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) process for a Group ‘A’ project. The SDR provides an overview of the need and justification for the project, the planning alternatives being considered and the EA process commitments such as consultation and documentation. The SDR will serve as the guide for these activities as the study progresses.  

Study Design Report, March 20, 2013 (PDF/1.7mb)

A Study Design Report (SDR) has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) process for a Group ‘A’ project. The SDR provides an overview of the need and justification for the project, the planning alternatives being considered and the EA process commitments such as consultation and documentation. The SDR will serve as the guide for these activities as the study progresses.  

Existing Conditions and Constraints Report, March 20, 2013 (PDF/6.1mb)

A Summary of Existing Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report has also been prepared to document existing environmental conditions and constraints within the study area based on secondary source information.

Interested stakeholders were contacted in August 2012 and encouraged to review the SDR and Summary of Existing Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report and provide comments to the Project Team. The draft SDR and the Summary of Existing Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report were also made available at PIC #1 for review and comment.

The SDR and Summary of Existing Environmental Conditions and Constraints Report have been finalized in consideration of the comments received through the consultation processes held to date and can be viewed through the links provided above.