Ontario Government Notice of Public Information Centre #2 highway 400 - highway 404 link (Bradford Bypass) Preliminary Design & Assessment of Environmental Impacts
Preliminary design alternatives within the project Study Area have been generated and are being evaluated based on technical and environmental factors, and in engagement with Indigenous Nations and consultation with municipalities, government agencies and public stakeholders, including feedback from Public Information Centre (PIC) #1. The preferred preliminary design alternatives will be presented at PIC #2.
PIC #2 will be hosted virtually on November 24th, 2022 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) through the Zoom platform where you will be able to learn more about the preliminary design study and assessment of environmental impacts. At the beginning of the live event, the Project Team will provide an overview of the project followed by a live comment and response period. Registration is required to participate in the live event for PIC #2 and can be completed on the Project Website (http://www.bradfordbypass.ca/consultation/). Event call-in details will be made available on the Project Website the day of PIC #2.
The PIC #2 materials will be made available on the Project Website for a two-week stakeholder review period beginning the morning of November 24, 2022 and ending on December 8, 2022.
A PIC #2 Comment Form can be found online on the Project Website on November 24, 2022 until December 8, 2022.
As part of the project-specific assessment of environmental impacts under the regulation, and following PIC #2, the ministry will prepare and file a draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR). The draft EIAR will be made available for public review and comment, and will be posted to the Project Website, in accordance with Section 26 of Ontario Regulation 697/21.
CONTACT
To obtain additional information or to be placed on the Project Contact List, please contact the Project Team via one of the methods below:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 1-877-247-6036
Wan Chi Ma, P. Eng
MTO Senior Project Manager
Ministry of Transportation
159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M3M 0B7
Tim Sorochinsky, P. Eng
Consultant Project Manager
AECOM Canada Ltd.
105 Commerce Valley Drive West, 7th Floor
Markham, ON L3T 7W3
There is an opportunity at any time during the study for interested persons to provide input to the Project Team regarding the study. Comments are being collected to assist the ministry in meeting the requirements of the Ontario Regulation 697/21. This material will be maintained on file for use during the study and may be included in project documentation. Information collected will be used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. If there are any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this study, please contact one of the Project Team members listed above.
