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REPLACEMENT OF STRUCTURES AND WIDENING OF HIGHWAY 401 IN BELLEVILLE ON CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDY CONTRACT NO. 4015-E-0036 GWP NO. 4193-15-00 PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1 SUMMARY REPORT APRIL 2018
REPLACEMENT OF STRUCTURES AND WIDENING OF HIGHWAY 401 IN BELLEVILLE ON CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDY CONTRACT NO. 4015-E-0036 PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1 SUMMARY REPORT PROJECT NO.: 16M-01435-00 DATE: APRIL 2018 PREPARED FOR THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION BY: WSP 610 CHARTWELL ROAD, SUITE 300 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6J 4A5 T: +1-905-823-8500 F: +1-905-823-8503
TABLE OF 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................1
CONTENTS 2 PURPOSE .......................................................1
3 PIC DETAILS ...................................................1
4 PUBLIC AND AGENCY NOTIFICATION .........2
4.1 Mail / E-mail Distribution ...............................2
4.2 Newspaper Notification .................................2
4.3 Community Boards ........................................3
4.4 Project Website ..............................................3
4.5 Twitter .............................................................3
5 STAFF ATTENDANCE ....................................3
6 MATERIAL DISPLAYED ..................................4
7 FORMAT AND ATTENDANCE ........................5
8 COMMENTS RECEIVED.................................5
8.1 Summary of Verbal and Written Comments
Received at the PIC........................................6
8.2 Summary of Written PIC Comments
Received After the PIC ..................................7
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 1 – PUBLIC INFORMATION
CENTRE #1 COMMENTS.......8
APPENDICES
A AGENCY CONTACT LIST
B NOTIFICATION MATERIAL
C NEWSPAPER NOTICES
D PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1 DISPLAYS
E COMMENT RESPONSE TABLE
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1 INTRODUCTION
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is undertaking a Class Environmental
Assessment (Class EA) and Preliminary Design Study to identify corridor improvements
for Highway 401 through Belleville, from Wallbridge-Loyalist Road to approximately 5 km
east of Highway 62.
The study is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of
Transportation Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities
(2000) as a Group ‘B’ undertaking.
The purpose of this Class Environmental Assessment Study is to assess and identify
corridor improvements including rehabilitation and/or replacement of aging structures;
interim widening of Highway 401 from 4 to 6 lanes, with ultimate widening to 8 lanes;
operational improvements to the Wallbridge-Loyalist, Highway 62 and Highway 37
interchanges; addressing operational concerns due to close proximity of Highway 62 and
Highway 37 interchanges; potential new interchange east of the Highway 37 for the
Belleville East Arterial Road (BEAR); and carpool lot improvements.
The first Public Information Centre (PIC) was held on Thursday, December 14, 2017.
2 PURPOSE
PICs are informal meetings where area residents, interested stakeholders, agencies, and
Indigenous communities are provided an opportunity to review project information,
identify concerns and provide input to the Project Team.
The purpose of the first PIC was to present:
An overview of the study and Class Environmental Assessment process;
Study background including existing conditions and problem / opportunity
statement;
Alternatives being considered and the recommended short-listed alternatives;
Proposed evaluation criteria and process; and
An opportunity for the public / stakeholders to review, discuss and provide any
input on the study with the Project Team.
3 PIC DETAILS
The location, date, and time of the agency preview sessions and PIC is noted below:
Date: December 14, 2017
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Location: The Banquet Centre
1 Alhambra Square
Belleville, ON
Preview Session: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Public Session: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The PIC was held as a joint session with the Environmental Assessment and
Preliminary Design for the Highway 62 Norris Whitney Bridge Rehabilitation /
Replacement.
4 PUBLIC AND AGENCY NOTIFICATION
Consultation is an integral component of the Class Environmental Assessment process.
Per the process, appropriate methods of notification are required to be selected based
on the nature of the study area, the external parties to be contacted, the stage of the
study, and the issues to be addressed. For PIC #1, a Notice was developed and widely
advertised using mail / e-mail distribution, newspaper notification, community board
posting, the project website and the project Twitter account.
4.1 MAIL / E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION
Letters / Notices were distributed via e-mail to Federal (MPs) and Provincial (MPPs)
politicians with ridings in the study area, government agencies (federal and provincial),
Indigenous Communities, local municipalities, utility services providers, and interested
stakeholder groups on November 29, 2017. A copy of the agency contact list can be found
in Appendix A.
In addition, a copy of the PIC notice was mailed directly to approximately 10,000 adjacent
property owners in the study area via Canada Post Ad Mail.
Copies of the notification materials can be found in Appendix B.
4.2 NEWSPAPER NOTIFICATION
A Notice of the PIC was also published in local newspapers, as follows:
Belleville Intelligencer – Friday, December 1, 2017
Belleville (Quinte) Community Press – Thursday, December 7, 2017
A copy of the newspaper notices can be found in Appendix C.
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4.3 COMMUNITY BOARDS
A copy of the PIC Notice was placed in the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre
Community Board on December 4, 2017.
4.4 PROJECT WEBSITE
The Notice of PIC was uploaded to the project website (www.Hwy401Belleville.com) on
December 1, 2017. The website included the time, location and purpose of the PIC.
Following the PIC, all materials presented were available on the project website.
4.5 TWITTER
The Project Twitter account (@Hwy401Belleville) also tweeted to its followers with
information on the PIC:
5 STAFF ATTENDANCE
The following MTO and consultant members of the Project Team attended the PIC:
Glenn Higgins – MTO, Project Manager
Muhammad Waseem – MTO, Deputy Project Manager
Sharon Westendorp – MTO, Environmental Planner
Lori Brake – MTO, Traffic
Morgan Smith – MTO, Co-op Student
Neil Ahmed – WSP, Consultant Project Manager
Brent Gotts – WSP, Consultant Assistant Project Manager
David Hiett – WSP, Consultant Designer
Sandy Nairn – WSP, Consultant Environmental Planner
Nicole Cooke – WSP, Consultant Environmental Planner
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6 MATERIAL DISPLAYED
The following exhibits were presented at the PIC:
Welcome (sign-in)
Introduction (text and graphics)
Study Area (text and key map)
Project History and Background – Existing Highway 401 and its Interchanges
(text and study graphics)
Project History and Background – Belleville East Arterial Route (BEAR) (text and
study graphics)
Class Environmental Process (text and graphic)
Consultation (text)
Schedule (text and graphic)
Existing Conditions – Natural Environment (map)
Existing Conditions – Transportation (map)
Traffic Data Collection (text and graphics)
Travel Demand Model (text and graphic)
Problems and Opportunities (text and graphics)
Alternatives to the Undertaking (text and table)
Highway 401 Widening Alternatives (text and graphics)
Highway 401 Widening (Ultimate 8 Lane Condition) (graphic)
Highway 401 Corridor Improvement Scenarios (text and graphic)
Scenario Variations and Assessment (text and graphics)
Typical Interchange Configurations (text and graphics)
Long-List of Interchange Alternatives – Wallbridge-Loyalist Road (text and
graphics)
Scenario 1 – Long List Screening of Alternatives (text and graphics)
Scenario 2 – Long List Screening of Alternatives (text and graphics)
Scenario 3 – Long List Screening of Alternatives (text and graphics)
Short-List of Interchange Alternatives (text and graphics)
Potential Belleville East Arterial Route (BEAR) Alternatives (text and graphics)
Evaluation Criteria (text)
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Next Steps and Contact Information (text)
A copy of the PIC displays can be found in Appendix D.
7 FORMAT AND ATTENDANCE
The PIC was held as a joint session with the Environmental Assessment and Preliminary
Design for the Highway 62 Norris Whitney Bridge Rehabilitation / Replacement. The event
was held as a drop-in style, open house format. A preview session took place from
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for invited agencies, Indigenous communities, local elected
representatives and municipal staff, and a public session occurred from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. Project Team members were available to discuss the project one-on-one with the
attendees.
Attendees were asked to sign in at the register.
During the preview session, three (3) attendees participated including representation from
Quinte Conservation, the City of Belleville, and a participant from a real estate investor /
developer, Partners REIT.
Of the eighty-two (82) people who attended the PIC, sixty-two (62) were interested in the
Replacement of Structure and Highway 401 Widening study, and seventeen (17) had
general interest in both projects (did not check a box for either project).
Media representatives did not attend the PIC.
8 COMMENTS RECEIVED
Altogether, twenty-seven (27) comment submissions were received during the comment
period which ended January 18, 2018. These comment submissions consisted of:
Eleven (11) comment sheets submitted during the PIC;
Two (2) comment sheets submitted following the PIC by e-mail / mail;
Eight (8) comment submissions were received via the project website contact form
following the PIC; and
Six (6) comment submissions were received through the project e-mail address
following the PIC.
The following sections summarize the common verbal and written comments received for
the Replacement of Structures and Highway 401 Widening in Belleville, Class
Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design Study.
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8.1 SUMMARY OF VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS
RECEIVED AT THE PIC
Preferences of Alternatives:
- Scenario 1 preference (closing Hwy 37 exit and merging with BEAR to the east).
o Provided that the BEAR interchange is close enough to accommodate
transport truck traffic to the industrial section.
o Suggestion to also construct an east-west road north of Cannifton.
- Concern over closing access at Hwy 37 as people will use Hwy 62 instead.
- Move Hwy 37 interchange further east.
- Preference of Scenario 2 as Belleville is growing; need an additional interchange
(BEAR) rather than closing 37 and joining with the BEAR (same number of
interchanges)
- Scenario 3 is non-starter; congestion on Hwy 62 as a result of closing Hwy 37
interchange would be a concern.
General Comments regarding Interchanges:
- Support for diverging diamond at the Hwy 62 and 401 interchange.
- If planning 50-75 years into future, an interchange at Sidney Road should be
considered.
- Concern with lack of direct access to Hwy #2 in presented scenarios.
- Concerned over additional traffic lights at the Hwy 62 interchange under all
configurations presented; lights are busy already just north and south of 401, two
more would further slow traffic.
Active Transportation
- Request consideration for active transportation facilities across all interchanges.
- No mention of bicycle paths / lanes on any drawings.
- Active transportation is very important in Belleville.
Miscellaneous Comments:
- Question whether there will be a sound barrier wall planned along the widened
Hwy 401?
- Reliance on drive-by traffic for business advertising along Cannifton Road; concern
with cutting off Cannifton Road to cul-de-sac.
- Request for consideration of another PIC meeting in February or March 2018.
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4015-E-0036 Page 6- Question was asked whether the CN railway line is still used and whether CN has
any plans to use it; if not, should be closed.
8.2 SUMMARY OF WRITTEN PIC COMMENTS RECEIVED
AFTER THE PIC
Preferences of Alternatives:
- Support replacing Hwy 37 interchange with flyover and making new exit further
east.
- Preference of Scenario 2 as additional interchange is much needed in growing
city of Belleville.
BEAR Alternative Alignment Preferences:
- Alternatives 3 and 4 were preferred, and Alternatives 2, 5, and 7 were not
preferred by one commenter.
General Comments regarding Interchanges:
- Concerns regarding moving Hwy 37 east as it provides a major link for citizens to
move to/from the Belleville eastern industrial area or in the east end of the city.
Preference to leave Hwy 37 as an overpass (remove Hwy 401 interchange).
- Suggestions for new Hwy 401 interchanges at Forsythe Road, Akins Road, near
the CN Rail tracks perpendicular to Hwy 401 and University Ave.
Active Transportation:
- Interest in safe pedestrian and cycling access across Hwy 401 in Belleville.
Miscellaneous Comments:
- Property at NW corner of Hwy 401 and Wallbridge-Loyalist Rd. currently listed for
sale; if needed for project early negotiations can be held.
- Question posed whether Bell Blvd. will be relocated to accommodate widening of
Hwy 401 and whether any additional lands will be required to accommodate, or if
new lanes will be added in existing footprint?
- Requests to be added to project contact list to receive future project updates.
- Concerns regarding disruption associated with removing Hwy 37 Bridge
completely.
- Agreement with problems and opportunities presented.
- Question was raised where Hwy 37 ends.
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4015-E-0036 Page 7Exhibit 1 provides a summary of the number of comment sheets submitted at the PIC
and the number of comments which were submitted by mail, phone, fax, or email before
the PIC, following the PIC notification; and after the event through to January 18, 2018.
Exhibit 1 – Public Information Centre #1 Comments
Submitted Project Mail Phone Email Total
at PIC Website
Number of 11 8 1 0 7 27
Comments
Received
Appendix E provides an overview of comments received and responses provided.
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A STAKEHOLDER
CONTACT LISTReplacement of Structures and Highway 401 Widening, Belleville - Stakeholder Contact List
Title FirstName LastName Job Title Company Branch Address1 Address2 City Province Postal Code Phone Fax Email
Indigenous Communities
Tyendinaga
Chief R. Donald Maracle Chief Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte 24 Meadow Dr. ON K0K 1X0 613-396-3424 x106 rdonm@mbq-tmt.org
Mohawk Territory
Tyendinaga
Pete Brant Capital Projects Coordinator Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte 24 Meadow Dr. ON K0K 1X0 613-396-3424 x141 peterb@mbq-tmt.org
Mohawk Territory
Nicole Storms Environmental Services Coordinator Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte 24 Meadow Dr. Tyendinaga MohawkON
Territory K0K 1X0 613-396-3424 x125 nicoles@mbq-tmt.org
Chief Jim Bob Marsden Chief Alderville First Nation 11696 2nd Line Rd. PO Box 46 Alderville ON K0K 2X0 905-352-3000 905-352-3242 jbmarsden@alderville.ca
Chief Laurie Carr Chief Hiawatha First Nation 123 Paudash St. Hiawatha ON K9J 0E6 705-295-4421 chiefcarr@hiawathafn.ca
Ms. Karry Sandy-Mackenzie Barrister & Solicitor Williams Treaties First Nations 8 Creswick Court Barrie ON L4M 1J7 705-792-5087 k.a.sandy-mckenzie@rogers.com
Federal Agencies
Sir/Madam Environmental Unit Environmental Assessment Coordination Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Lands and Economic Development 25 St. Clair Ave. East 8th Floor Toronto ON M4T 1M2 EACoordination_ON@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca
Fisheries Protection
Sir/Madam Fisheries and Oceans Canada 867 Lakeshore Rd. Burlington ON L7S 1A1 1-855-852-8320 fisheriesprotection@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Unit
Mr. Cliff Lee Crossings Coordinator Transport Canada 289-475-5381 clee@tnpi.ca
Ms. Karen Campaigne Administrative Assistant CFB Trenton Stn Forces PO Box 1000 Astra ON K0K 3W0 613-392-2811 x2205 Karen.campaigne@forces.gc.ca
Mr. Stefan Linder Manager, Public Works CN Design & Construction 4 Welding Way Vaughan ON L4K 1B9 905-669-3264 905-760-3406 stefan.linder@cn.ca
Provincial Agencies
Ms. Susan Rapin Director Ontario Power Generation Environmental Services 700 University Ave. Toronto ON M5G 1X6 416-592-6399 susan.rapin@opg.com
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Mr. Rob Dobos Manager Environmental Assessment Section 867 Lakeshore Rd. PO Box 5050 Burlington ON L7R 4A6 905-336-4953 rob.dobos@canada.ca
Canada
Mr. Walter Kloostra Manager Hydro One Networks Inc. Transmission Lines Sustainment Investment Planning 483 Bay St. 15th Floor Toronto ON M5G 2P5 416-345-5114 w.d.kloostra@hyrdoone.com
Mr. Paul McCoy Manager Quinte Conservation Planning and Regulations RR2, 2061 Old Hwy 2 Belleville ON K8N 4Z2 613-968-3434 x108 pmccoy@quinteconservation.ca
Mr. Terry Murphy General Manager Quinte Conservation RR2, 2061 Old Hwy 2 Belleville ON K8N 4Z2 613-968-3434 x103 tmurphy@quinteconservation.ca
Mr. Tim Trustham Planner / Ecologist Quinte Conservation RR2, 2061 Old Hwy 2 Belleville ON K8N 4Z2 613-968-3434 x110 ttrustham@quinteconservation.ca
Sir/Madam Consultation Unit Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation 160 Bloor St. Toronto ON M7A 2E6 maa.ea.review@ontario.ca
Ministry of Agriculture and Food & Ministry of Rural
Mr. Arthur Churchyard Rural Planner Environmental & Land Use Policy 95 Dundas St. Brighton ON K0K 1H0 613-475-4764 613-475-3835 arthur.churchyard@ontario.ca
Affairs
Acting Team Lead, Heritage Land Use Culture Services Unit, Programs and Services
Ms. Laura Hatcher Ministry of Tourism , Culture and Sport 401 Bay St. Suite 700 Toronto ON M7A 0A7 416-314-3108 416-212-1802 laura.e.hatcher@ontario.ca
Planning Branch
Ms. Valerie Andrews Manager Ministries of Citizenship and Immigration 347 Preston St. 4th Floor Ottawa ON K1S 3J4 613-742-3366 613-742-5300 valerie.andrews@ontario.ca
Mr. Brandon Lui Environmental Management Associate Infrastructure Ontario 1 Dundas St. West Suite 2000 Toronto ON M5G 2L5 416-212-6975 Brandon.Lui@infrastructureontario.ca
Ms. Lisa Myslicki Environmental Specialist Infrastructure Ontario 1 Dundas St. West Suite 2000 Toronto ON M5G 2L5 416-557-3116 lisa.myslicki@infrastructureontario.ca
Mr. Damian Dupuy Manager Ministry of Economic Development and Growth Cabinet Office Liaison and Policy Support Unit 900 Bay St. 6th Floor, Hearst Block Toronto ON M7A 2EI 416-326-0938 416-325-6825 damian.dupuy@ontario.ca
Mr. Charles O'Hara Manager of Growth Policy Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario Growth Secretariat 777 Bay St. 4th Floor, Suite 425 Toronto ON M5G 2E5 charles.o'hara@ontario.ca
Ms. Catherine Warren District Planner Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 300 Water St. PO Box 7000 Peterborough ON K9J 8M5 705-755-3294 705-755-3125 catherine.warren@ontario.ca
Ms. Joy Fishpool OPP Facilities Section Ontario Provincial Police 777 Memorial Ave. 2nd Floor Orillia ON L3V 6H3 705-329-6815 705-329-6808 joy.fishpool@opp.ca
Municipalities
Mr. Rick Kester Chief Administrative Officer City of Belleville 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-967-3268 613-967-3206 rkester@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Matthew MacDonald City Clerk City of Belleville 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-967-3256 613-967-3206 mtmacdonald@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Rod Bovay Director City of Belleville Engineering and Development Services 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-968-6481 x3257 rbovay@city.belleville.on.ca
Ms. Karen Poste Manager City of Belleville Economic Development 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-967-3273 kposte@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Ray Ford Manager City of Belleville Engineering and Development Services 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-968-6481 x3231 rford@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Spencer Hutchison Manager, Approvals City of Belleville Engineering and Development Services 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-968-6481 x 3234 shutchison@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Art MacKay Manager City of Belleville Policy Planning 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-968-6481 x3222 amackay@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Taso Christopher Mayor City of Belleville Belleville ON 613-967-3267 mayor.christopher@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Pat McNaulty Manager City of Belleville Transportation Services 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-967-3239 pmcnulty@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Kevin Heath Manager/Clerk City of Quinte West Corporate Services 7 Creswell Dr. PO Box 490 Trenton ON K8V 5R6 613-392-2841 x4490 kevinh@quintewest.caMr. Brian Jardine Director City of Quinte West Planning and Development Services 7 Creswell Dr. PO Box 490 Trenton ON K8V 5R6 613-392-2841 x4461 brianj@quintewest.ca
Mr. Chris Angelo Director City of Quinte West Public Works and Environmental Services 7 Creswell Dr. PO Box 490 Trenton ON K8V 5R6 613-392-2841 x4406 chrisa@quintewest.ca
Ms. Jennifer Current Manager City of Quinte West Planning and Development Services 7 Creswell Dr. Trenton ON 613.392.2841 Ext. 4447 jenniferc@quintewest.ca
Mr. Jim Harrison Mayor City of Quinte West 7 Creswell Dr. Trenton ON K8V 5R6 613-392-2841 x4433 janem@quintewest.ca
Ms. Linda Lisle Manager City of Quinte West Economic Development & Tourism 7 Creswell Dr. PO Box 490 Trenton ON K8V 5R6 613-392-2841 x4477 lindal@quintewest.ca
Mr. Tim Colasante Manager City of Quinte West Engineering Services 7 Creswell Dr. PO Box 490 Trenton ON K8V 5R6 613-392-2841 x4408 timc@quintewest.ca
Utilities
Mr. Mitchell Glass Manager Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc. Engineering and Integrity 310-45 Vogell Rd. Richmond Hill ON L4B 3P6 289-475-5369 905-770-8675 info@tnpi.ca
Mr. Larry Mussio Implementation Manager Bell Canada Access Network Provisioning 75 Bridge St. East Floor 2 Belleville ON K8N 1L9 613-966-3573
Ms. Michelle Rogers Utility Services and construction Manager Union Gas 1653 Fortune Cres. Kingston ON K7P 0E9
Mr. Brian Watts Area Distribution Engineering Technician Hydro One Networks 705-931-0037 brian.watts@hydroone.ca
Sir/Madam Belleville Water 195 College St. East Belleville ON K8N 5B6 613-966-3651
MPs / MPPs
Mr. Todd Smith MPP Prince Edward-Hastings PO Box 575 Belleville ON K8N 5B2 613-962-1144 613-969-6381 todd.smithco@pc.ola.org
Mr. Lou Rinaldi MPP Northumberland-Quinte West 513 Division Unit 7 Cobourg ON K9A 5G6 905-372-4000 lrinaldi.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Mr. Mike Bossio MP Hastings - Lennox and Addington 20-B Richmond Blvd Napanee ON K7R 4A4 1-866-471-3800 613-354-0913 Mike.Bossio@parl.gc.ca
Mr. Neil Ellis MP Bay of Quinte 100 Station St. Belleville ON K8N 2S5 613-969-3300 613-969-3313 NEIL.ELLIS@PARL.GC.CA
School Boards
Ms. Mandy Savery-Whiteway Director of Education Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board 156 Ann St. Belleville ON K8N 3L3 613-966-1170 x2201 613-962-1048 directors.office@hpedsb.on.ca
Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School
Ms. Jody DiRocco Director of Education 151 Dairy Ave. Napanee ON K7R 4B2 info@alcdsb.on.ca
Board
Emergency Services
Mr. Mark MacDonald Director / Fire Chief City of Belleville Fire Services 169 Front St. Belleville ON K8N 2Y8 613-771-3075 firechief@city.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Ron Gignac Chief of Police City of Belleville Police Services 93 Dundas St. East Belleville ON K8N 1C2 613-966-0882 x2202 613-966-1834 rgignac@police.belleville.on.ca
Mr. Doug Socha Chief Hastings - Quinte Paramedic Services Emergency Services 111 Millennium Pkwy. Belleville ON K8N 4Z5 613-771-9366 x224 613-771-9370 sochad@hastingscounty.com
Mr. John Whelan Fire Chief City of Quinte West Fire Services 165 Front St. Trenton ON K8V 4N6 613-392-2841 x7464 613-965-6133 johnw@quintewest.ca
Ms. Christina Reive OPP Detachment Commander Ontario Provincial Police - Quinte West Detachment 3 Dixon Dr. Trenton ON K8V 6E6 613-392-3561 613-392-5202
Potentially Interested Parties / Stakeholders
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs ofscd3@gmail.com
Mr. Doug Luff Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs PO Box 125 Keene ON K0L 2G0 705-295-3473 dbluff@nexicom.net
Sir/Madam Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters PO Box 2800 Peterborough ON K9J 8L5 705-748-6324 x230 offe@ofah.org
Ms. Alexandra Benjafield General Manager Quinte Mall 390 North Front St. Belleville ON K8P 3E1 613-968-3571 abenjafield@20vic.com
Mr. Joe Csanyi Site Logistic and Supply Chain Leader Procter & Gamble Inc. csanyi.jl@pg.com
Sir/Madam Procter & Gamble Inc. 355 University Av. Belleville ON K8N 5T8 613-966-5130
Mr. Geoffrey Wood VP, Operations and Safety Ontario Trucking Association 555 Dixon Rd. Toronto ON M9W 1H8 Geoffrey.wood@ontruck.org
Sir/Madam Quinte West Chamber of Commerce 97 Front St. Trenton ON K8V 4N6 (613) 392-7635 info@quintewestchamber.ca
Ms. Erica Holgate Executive Director Downtown Belleville Belleville ON 613-968-2242 executivedirector@downtownbelleville.ca
Sir/Madam Partners Reit 36 Toronto St. Suite 1160 Toronto ON M5C 2C5 info@partnersreit.com
Ms. Maria Doucet General Manager Fairfield Inn & Suites 407 North front St. Belleville ON K8P 3C8 613-962-9211 maria.doucet@marriott.com
Mr. Ryan Williams General Manager Best Western Belleville 387 N Front St. Belleville ON K8P 3C8 613-969-1112
Mr. Bill Saunders CEO Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce 5 Moira St. E Belleville ON K8P 2S3 613-962-4597 bill@bellevillechamber.ca
Mr. René Veillete Steering Committee Chair Quinte Manufacturers Association Belleville ON 613-969-1460 x333 rveillet@hanonsystems.com
Ms. Edie Haslauer Belleville Downtown Improvement Area 267 Front Street Belleville ON K8N 2Z6 ownyourlifestyle@gmail.com
Ms. Anne/Robert Eggelton Eggleton Farms Belleville ON anneeggleton79@gmail.com
Mr. Claude J.C. Boily CHRP CHRL Manager, Human Resources Kellogg Canada Inc. 501 College Street East Belleville ON K8N 0A3 613-210-4002 Claude.Boily@kellogg.comMs. Stephanie Holcombe Logistics/Scheduling Lead Kellogg Canada Inc. 501 College Street East Belleville ON K8N 0A3 613-210-4061 613-210-4081 Stephanie.Holcombe@Kellogg.com
APPENDIX
B NOTIFICATION
MATERIALDirectly e-mailed to External Agencies listed
on the Stakeholder Contact List with copy of
Ontario Government Notice enclosed.
November 30, 2017
To Whom It May Concern:
RE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
HIGHWAY 401 WIDENING IN BELLEVILLE (GWP 4193-15-00), PRELIMINARY DESIGN
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained WSP to undertake the Preliminary
Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study (Class EA) for the widening of Highway 401
from the Wallbridge-Loyalist Road interchange easterly to 5 km east of the Highway 62
interchange. The design will accommodate a widening from four to six lanes in the interim,
and an ultimate widening of six to eight lanes. This undertaking takes into consideration the
proposed location of a new Belleville East Arterial Road interchange (BEAR) and includes
improvements to the Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, Highway 62 and Highway 37 interchanges and
seven existing structures, including:
Highway 401 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road Underpass (Site No. 11-157);
Highway 401 Highway 62 Underpass (Site No. 11-160);
Highway 401 Sidney Street Underpass (Site No. 11-161);
Highway 401 Moira River Bridge (Site No. 11-162);
Highway 401 Highway 37 Underpass (Site No. 11-163);
Highway 401 CNR Overhead (Site No. 11-164); and
Highway 401 Potter Creek Culvert (Site No. 11-316/C).
This project is being carried out in accordance with the approved environmental planning
process for Group ‘B’ projects under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for
Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) and will be documented in a Transportation
Environmental Study Report (TESR).
The purpose of this letter is to notify you of the first Public Information Centre (PIC) for this
project. This PIC has been arranged to introduce the study and to provide agencies, interested
groups, business representatives and members of the general public with an opportunity to
review and comment on the proposed alternatives for the highway widening and interchange
improvements, the recommended short-listed alternatives, and the proposed process for
evaluating alternatives.
The first PIC will be held on Thursday December 14, 2017 at The Banquet Centre located at
1 Alhambra Square, Belleville, Ontario. There will be a one-hour agency/stakeholder
preview session from 3:00-4:00 pm, followed by the PIC from 4:00-8:00 pm. Members of
the Project Team will be available at the PIC to discuss the project and answer any questions
you may have.
610 Chartwell Road
Suite 300
Oakville, ON, Canada L6J 4A5
T +1 905-823-8500
wsp.com
WSP Canada Inc.A copy of the notice is attached for your information.
If you are unable to attend the PIC but wish to obtain additional information, or to submit
comments, please feel free to contact the undersigned at the address below, or visit the project
website at www.Hwy401Belleville.ca.
Neil Ahmed, P.Eng. Glenn Higgins
Consultant Project Manager MTO Project Manager
WSP Canada Group Limited Ministry of Transportation – Eastern Region
610 Chartwell Road, Suite 300 1355 John Counter Blvd., Postal Bag 4000
Oakville, ON L6J 4A5 Kingston, ON K7L 5A3
Phone: (905) 829-6241 Phone: (613) 545-4806
Toll-free: 1-877-562-7947 Toll-free: 1-800-267-0295
Fax: (905) 823-8503 Fax: 613-540-5106
E-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca E-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and the Access to
Information Act, comments and information regarding this project, with the exception of
personal information, will become part of the public record. If you have accessibility
requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
Neil Ahmed, P. Eng.
Consultant Project Manager
cc: Glenn Higgins, MTO Project Manager – MTO Eastern Region
Sharon Westendorp, Senior Environmental Planner – MTO Eastern Region
Sandy Nairn, Consultant Environmental Planner – WSP Canada
Page 2Directly e-mailed to Indigenous communities
listed on the Stakeholder Contact List with
copy of Ontario Government Notice enclosed.
Ministry of Transportation Ministère des Transports
Planning and Design Section Section de la planification et de la conception
1355 John Counter Boulevard 1355, boulevard John Counter
Postal Bag 4000 CP/Service de sacs 4000
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5A3 Kingston (Ontario) K7L 5A3
Tel.: 613 540-5130 Tél. : 6 Tél.: 613 540-5130
Fax: 613-540-5106 Téléc. 613 540-5106
Kings
>
Attention:
RE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
HIGHWAY 401 WIDENING IN BELLEVILLE (GWP 4193-15-00), PRELIMINARY DESIGN
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained WSP Canada to undertake the Preliminary Design
and Class Environmental Assessment Study (Class EA) for the widening of Highway 401 from the Wallbridge-
Loyalist Road interchange easterly to 5 km east of the Highway 62 interchange. The design will accommodate
a widening from four to six lanes in the interim, and an ultimate widening of six to eight lanes. This undertaking
takes into consideration the proposed location of a new Belleville East Arterial Road interchange (BEAR) and
includes improvements to the Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, Highway 62 and Highway 37 interchanges and
seven existing structures, including:
Highway 401 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road Underpass (Site No. 11-157);
Highway 401 Highway 62 Underpass (Site No. 11-160);
Highway 401 Sidney Street Underpass (Site No. 11-161);
Highway 401 Moira River Bridge (Site No. 11-162);
Highway 401 Highway 37 Underpass (Site No. 11-163);
Highway 401 CNR Overhead (Site No. 11-164); and
Highway 401 Potter Creek Culvert (Site No. 11-316/C).
This project is being carried out in accordance with the approved environmental planning process for Group
‘B’ projects under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Provincial Transportation
Facilities (2000) and will be documented in a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR).
The purpose of this letter is to notify you of the first Public Information Centre (PIC) for this project. This PIC
has been arranged to introduce the study and to provide your community, as well as agencies, interested
groups, business representatives and members of the general public with an opportunity to review and
comment on the proposed alternatives for the highway widening and interchange improvements, the
recommended short-listed alternatives, and the proposed process for evaluating alternatives.
The first PIC will be held on Thursday December 14, 2017 at The Banquet Centre located at 1 Alhambra
Square, Belleville, Ontario. There will be a one-hour agency/stakeholder preview session from 3:00-
4:00 pm, followed by the PIC from 4:00-8:00 pm. Members of the Project Team will be available at the
PIC to discuss the project and answer any questions you may have.
A copy of the notice is attached for your information.Directly e-mailed to Indigenous communities
listed on the Stakeholder Contact List with
copy of Ontario Government Notice enclosed.
If you wish to have a separate meeting and/or PIC within your community, or if you’d like to obtain additional
information, or submit comments, please feel free to contact the undersigned at the address below, or visit
the project website at www.Hwy401Belleville.ca.
Glenn Higgins
MTO Project Manager
Ministry of Transportation – Eastern Region
1355 John Counter Blvd., Postal Bag 4000
Kingston, ON K7L 5A3
Phone: (613) 545-4806
Toll-free: 1-800-267-0295
Fax: 613-540-5106
E-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and the Access to Information
Act, comments and information regarding this project, with the exception of personal information, will become
part of the public record. If you have accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please
contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
Glenn Higgins
MTO Project Manager
cc: Neil Ahmed, Consultant Project Manager – WSP Canada
Sharon Westendorp, Senior Environmental Planner – MTO Eastern Region
Sandy Nairn, Consultant Environmental Planner – WSP CanadaDirectly e-mailed to Local Elected Representatives
listed on the Stakeholder Contact List with copy of
Ontario Government Notice enclosed.
Ministry of Transportation Ministère des Transports
Planning and Design Section Section de la planification et de la conception
1355 John Counter Boulevard 1355, boulevard John Counter
Postal Bag 4000 CP/Service de sacs 4000
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5A3 Kingston (Ontario) K7L 5A3
Tel.: 613 540-5130 Tél. : 6 Tél.: 613 540-5130
Fax: 613-540-5106 Téléc. 613 540-5106
Kings
Attention:
RE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
HIGHWAY 401 WIDENING IN BELLEVILLE (GWP 4193-15-00), PRELIMINARY DESIGN
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained WSP Canada to undertake the Preliminary
Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study (Class EA) for the widening of Highway 401 from the
Wallbridge-Loyalist Road interchange easterly to 5 km east of the Highway 62 interchange. The design will
accommodate a widening from four to six lanes in the interim, and an ultimate widening of six to eight lanes.
This undertaking takes into consideration the proposed location of a new Belleville East Arterial Road
interchange (BEAR) and includes improvements to the Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, Highway 62 and Highway
37 interchanges and seven existing structures, including:
Highway 401 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road Underpass (Site No. 11-157);
Highway 401 Highway 62 Underpass (Site No. 11-160);
Highway 401 Sidney Street Underpass (Site No. 11-161);
Highway 401 Moira River Bridge (Site No. 11-162);
Highway 401 Highway 37 Underpass (Site No. 11-163);
Highway 401 CNR Overhead (Site No. 11-164); and
Highway 401 Potter Creek Culvert (Site No. 11-316/C).
This project is being carried out in accordance with the approved environmental planning process for Group
‘B’ projects under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Provincial Transportation
Facilities (2000) and will be documented in a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR).
The purpose of this letter is to notify you of the first Public Information Centre (PIC) for this project. This
PIC has been arranged to introduce the study and to provide agencies, interested groups, business
representatives and members of the general public with an opportunity to review and comment on the
proposed alternatives for the highway widening and interchange improvements, the recommended short-
listed alternatives, and the proposed process for evaluating alternatives.
The first PIC will be held on Thursday December 14, 2017 at The Banquet Centre located at
1 Alhambra Square, Belleville, Ontario. There will be a one-hour agency preview session from 3:00-
4:00 pm, followed by the PIC from 4:00-8:00 pm. Members of the Project Team will be available at the
PIC to discuss the project and answer any questions you may have.Please be advised that the Ontario Government Notice (OGN) advertising the PIC (attached for your
information) will be published in local newspapers as follows:
The Belleville Intelligencer Friday December 1, 2017
Belleville (Quinte) Community Press Thursday December 7, 2017
If you wish to schedule a meeting and/or presentation to Council in advance of the upcoming PIC please
contact the undersigned.
In addition, if you are unable to attend the PIC but wish to obtain additional information, or submit
comments, please feel free to contact the undersigned at the address below, or visit the project website at
www.Hwy401Belleville.ca.
Glenn Higgins
MTO Project Manager
Ministry of Transportation – Eastern Region
1355 John Counter Blvd., Postal Bag 4000
Kingston, ON K7L 5A3
Phone: (613) 545-4806
Toll-free: 1-800-267-0295
Fax: 613-540-5106
E-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and the Access to Information
Act, comments and information regarding this project, with the exception of personal information, will
become part of the public record. If you have accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project,
please contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
Glenn Higgins
MTO Project Manager
cc: Neil Ahmed, Consultant Project Manager – WSP Canada
Sharon Westendorp, Senior Environmental Planner – MTO Eastern Region
Sandy Nairn, Consultant Environmental Planner – WSP Canada
2A copy of the OGN was mailed to property owners within 300 m of the study area and to members of the public on the contact list.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
Highway 401 Widening In Belleville (GWP 4193-15-00), Preliminary Design
THE STUDY
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained WSP to undertake the Preliminary Design and Class
Environmental Assessment Study (Class EA) for the widening of Highway 401 from the Wallbridge-Loyalist Road
interchange easterly to 5 km east of the Highway 62 interchange. The design will accommodate a widening from four to
six lanes in the interim, and an ultimate widening from six to eight lanes. This undertaking takes into consideration the
proposed location of a new Belleville East Arterial Road interchange (BEAR) and includes improvements to the Wallbridge-
Loyalist Road, Highway 62 and Highway 37 interchanges and seven existing structures, including:
• Highway 401 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road Underpass (Site No. 11-157);
• Highway 401 Highway 62 Underpass (Site No. 11-160);
• Highway 401 Sidney Street Underpass (Site No. 11-161);
• Highway 401 Moira River Bridge (Site No. 11-162);
• Highway 401 Highway 37 Underpass (Site No. 11-163);
• Highway 401 CNR Overhead (Site No. 11-164); and
• Highway 401 Potter Creek Culvert (Site No. 11-316/C).
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
The first of two Public Information Centres (PICs) has been arranged to introduce the study and to provide agencies,
interested groups, business representatives and members of the general public with an opportunity to review and
comment on the proposed alternatives for the highway widening and interchange improvements, the recommended short-
listed alternatives, and the proposed process for evaluating alternatives. Members of the project team will be available at
the PIC to discuss the project with you and answer any questions you may have.
The first PIC is scheduled as follows:
Date: Thursday, December 14, 2017
Location: The Banquet Centre
1 Alhambra Square
Belleville, ON
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
THE PROCESS
This project is being carried out in accordance with the approved environmental planning process for Group ‘B’ projects
under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) and will be
documented in a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR).
COMMENTS
We are interested in hearing any comments that you may have regarding this study. If you wish to obtain additional
information or provide comments, please contact the Consultant Project Manager or MTO Project Manager listed below, or
visit the project website at www.Hwy401Belleville.ca.
Neil Ahmed, P.Eng. Glenn Higgins
Consultant Project Manager MTO Project Manager
WSP Canada Group Limited Ministry of Transportation – Eastern Region
610 Chartwell Road, Suite 300 1355 John Counter Blvd., Postal Bag 4000
Oakville, ON L6J 4A5 Kingston, ON K7L 5A3
tel: 905-829-6241 tel: 613-545-4806
toll-free: 1-877-562-7947 toll-free: 1-800-267-0295
fax: 905-823-8503 fax: 613-540-5106
e-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca e-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca
If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team
members listed above.
Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Access
to Information Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will be part of the public record.APPENDIX
C NEWSPAPER
NOTICESFRIDAy, DECEMBER 1, 2017 THE INTELLIGENCER B5
BUSINESS
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GM racing self-driving cars to market
Tom Krisher
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT — General Motors Co.
expects to carry passengers and
deliver goods with self-driving vehi-
cles in big cities sometime in 2019,
telling investors it’s moving quickly
and plans to be ahead of other auto-
makers and tech companies.
The Detroit automaker made the
announcement at an investor pres-
entation in San Francisco Thursday,
saying that based on its current rate
of change, it expects “commercial
launch at scale” of the autono-
mous vehicles within the next year
or so. The vehicles would not have
a human backup driver, the com-
pany said.
Company executives didn’t say
how many vehicles GM would
deploy or what cities they would
be in, but they were clear that the
company plans to run ride-hailing
and delivery services and quickly
make money off them — at higher
profit margins than it now makes
from selling cars and trucks.
“This business is potentially big-
ger than our current core busi-
ness,” Chief Financial Officer Chuck
Stevens told the group.
GM said it is important to be first
to get the self-driving electric vehi-
cles on the road so the rider experi-
ence can be improved quickly and
give the company a competitive THE ASSOCIATED PRESS fIlES
advantage. GM said there still was A self-driving Chevrolet Bolt is seen on display at General Motors’ Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Mich. GM expects to have autonomous vehicles working
much more difficult engineering commercially in big cities sometime in 2019. The company made the prediction Thursday during an investor presentation.
work to do. And it’s not quite clear
yet whether the automaker will be
first.
Delphi, an automotive supplier, NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
has said it expects commercial vehi-
cles to be using its autonomous sys- Highway 401 Widening In Belleville (GWP 4193-15-00), Preliminary Design
tem in limited areas in 2019. Delphi
THE STUDY
recently bought autonomous soft-
ware startup NuTonomy and is also The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained WSP to undertake the Preliminary Design and Class
partnering with BMW AG, chip- Environmental Assessment Study (Class EA) for the widening of Highway 401 from the Wallbridge-Loyalist Road
maker Intel Corp. and camera and interchange easterly to 5 km east of the Highway 62 interchange. The design will accommodate a widening from four to
six lanes in the interim, and an ultimate widening from six to eight lanes. This undertaking takes into consideration the
visual recognition software maker proposed location of a new Belleville East Arterial Road interchange (BEAR) and includes improvements to the Wallbridge-
Mobileye. Loyalist Road, Highway 62 and Highway 37 interchanges and seven existing structures, including:
Google’s Waymo division is testing
self-driving minivans in Phoenix, • Highway 401 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road Underpass (Site No. 11-157);
• Highway 401 Highway 62 Underpass (Site No. 11-160);
carrying passengers without a
• Highway 401 Sidney Street Underpass (Site No. 11-161);
backup driver in the front seat. An • Highway 401 Moira River Bridge (Site No. 11-162);
employee in the back will be able to • Highway 401 Highway 37 Underpass (Site No. 11-163);
stop the vehicle by pushing a but- • Highway 401 CNR Overhead (Site No. 11-164); and
ton but won’t be able to steer the • Highway 401 Potter Creek Culvert (Site No. 11-316/C).
vehicle. Waymo plans to announce
a commercial service in the next few
months.
German automaker Daimler AG
has teamed up with supplier Bosch
to develop autonomous taxis by
2020. And Ford plans to have a self-
driving car available for ride-hailing
services by 2021.
GM President Dan Ammann
said the first commercial use of
EVs would be in ride-sharing. He
wouldn’t say if the service would
involve ride-hailing company Lyft,
in which GM has invested $500 mil-
lion. More details, he said, would
come closer to 2019.
GM’s Cruise Automation unit is PUBLIC CONSULTATION
testing autonomous Chevrolet Bolt
The first of two Public Information Centres (PICs) has been arranged to introduce the study and to provide agencies,
electric vehicles with human backup interested groups, business representatives and members of the general public with an opportunity to review and
drivers in San Francisco, Calif., comment on the proposed alternatives for the highway widening and interchange improvements, the recommended short-
Detroit, Mi., and Phoenix, Ariz., listed alternatives, and the proposed process for evaluating alternatives. Members of the project team will be available at
and has plans to test in Manhattan the PIC to discuss the project with you and answer any questions you may have.
next year. The first PIC is scheduled as follows:
The automaker says it’s focused
on deploying self-driving vehicles Date: Thursday, December 14, 2017
safely, but it also wants to beat rivals Location: The Banquet Centre
1 Alhambra Square
to market. Ammann said GM is in Belleville, ON
the lead to deploy the vehicles in Time: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
large numbers. Once they’re on the
road, the vehicles’ computers will THE PROCESS
constantly learn and improve. This project is being carried out in accordance with the approved environmental planning process for Group ‘B’ projects
“Getting first onto that learn- under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) and will be
ing curve is pretty important,” he documented in a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR).
said. COMMENTS
GM estimated the total ride-shar- We are interested in hearing any comments that you may have regarding this study. If you wish to obtain additional
ing market could reach $1.6 trillion information or provide comments, please contact the Consultant Project Manager or MTO Project Manager listed below, or
once it hits 75 per cent of all rides visit the project website at www.Hwy401Belleville.ca.
in the U.S. Now it’s less than 1 per
Neil Ahmed, P.Eng. Glenn Higgins
cent. Ammann said GM now makes
Consultant Project Manager MTO Project Manager
about US$30,000 per vehicle by WSP Canada Group Limited Ministry of Transportation – Eastern Region
selling them, but said ride-hailing 610 Chartwell Road, Suite 300 1355 John Counter Blvd., Postal Bag 4000
and delivery profits could rise to Oakville, ON L6J 4A5 Kingston, ON K7L 5A3
hundreds of thousands of dollars tel: 905-829-6241 tel: 613-545-4806
per vehicle. toll-free: 1-877-562-7947 toll-free: 1-800-267-0295
Because GM has software and sen- fax: 905-823-8503 fax: 613-540-5106
sor development, as well as manu- e-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca e-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca
facturing, it can roll out autono- If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team
mous vehicles cheaper than com- members listed above.
petitors, the company said. Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Access
Investors apparently weren’t to Information Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will be part of the public record.
impressed by the presentation or
had already built autonomous vehi-
cles into GM’s stock price. After the
afternoon presentation, shares of
GM fell 1.8 per cent to close at
US$43.04 while the broader mar-
kets ended higher.48 n The CommuniTy Press n Thursday, deCember 7, 2017
NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
Former CIS football star
Highway 401 Widening In Belleville (GWP 4193-15-00), Preliminary Design is now embracing rugby
THE STUDY it took some convincing, but as a football player at
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained WSP to undertake the Preliminary Design and Class the university of regina, Tevaughn Campbell eventu-
Environmental Assessment Study (Class EA) for the widening of Highway 401 from the Wallbridge-Loyalist Road ally came around to the idea of trying a sport that he
interchange easterly to 5 km east of the Highway 62 interchange. The design will accommodate a widening from four to regarded as “crazy.”
six lanes in the interim, and an ultimate widening from six to eight lanes. This undertaking takes into consideration the all the while, those who saw what he was capable of
proposed location of a new Belleville East Arterial Road interchange (BEAR) and includes improvements to the Wallbridge- on the gridiron, and as a track star, were eager to intro-
Loyalist Road, Highway 62 and Highway 37 interchanges and seven existing structures, including: duce Campbell to rugby sevens.
“one of my friends back in college always told me he
• Highway 401 Wallbridge-Loyalist Road Underpass (Site No. 11-157);
did it, and he would go on and say ‘Come play rugby,’
• Highway 401 Highway 62 Underpass (Site No. 11-160);
• Highway 401 Sidney Street Underpass (Site No. 11-161);
but i was indifferent about it,” says Campbell, who’s
• Highway 401 Moira River Bridge (Site No. 11-162); currently a CFL free agent.
• Highway 401 Highway 37 Underpass (Site No. 11-163); “i just didn’t want to do it. i thought it was a crazy
• Highway 401 CNR Overhead (Site No. 11-164); and sport and i was mostly thinking about 15s (the tradi-
• Highway 401 Potter Creek Culvert (Site No. 11-316/C). tional version of rugby).”
despite his initial reluctance, Campbell accepted an
invitation from rugby Canada to attend a World rugby
sevens series event last march in Vancouver, where he dis-
covered a much different game than he had imagined.
Campbell had made waves when he set a CFL
scouting combine record in 2015 by running the
40-yard dash in 4.355 seconds, so it was the defen-
sive back’s blistering speed that caught the attention of
Canadian sevens coach, damian mcGrath.
“initially when we saw his times for the 40 yards, that
really peaked our interest,” mcGrath says over the phone
from san Francisco, where his squad was preparing for
this weekend’s sevens series season opener in dubai.
“Then when i realized the position he plays — he
was used to the forwards and backwards movements
and he could defend. That attracted me even more.”
The scarborough native did not have any prior expe-
rience with rugby, but mcGrath felt there was potential
for the 24-year-old on the pitch.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION “We brought him into camp to do a little bit
The first of two Public Information Centres (PICs) has been arranged to introduce the study and to provide agencies, of work with us and he picked up the basics
interested groups, business representatives and members of the general public with an opportunity to review and quickly,” says mcGrath. “Tevaughn has all the
comment on the proposed alternatives for the highway widening and interchange improvements, the recommended short- attributes to [be] successful in rugby.”
listed alternatives, and the proposed process for evaluating alternatives. Members of the project team will be available at • Taste of success
the PIC to discuss the project with you and answer any questions you may have. Campbell was also coming around to the idea of
The first PIC is scheduled as follows: playing rugby sevens, and travelling along with the
team on the asian leg of its season last april may have
Date: Thursday, December 14, 2017 tipped the scales.
Location: The Banquet Centre The timing of the trip certainly helped, as Camp-
1 Alhambra Square bell had a front-row seat in singapore to witness Cana-
Belleville, ON da’s first-ever Cup final win in a sevens series event.
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. “i had my cell phone with me and was just taking a
THE PROCESS bunch of pictures,” Campbell recalls fondly. “The guys
This project is being carried out in accordance with the approved environmental planning process for Group ‘B’ projects
were super excited and you could tell on their faces,
under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) and will be especially because they’ve played the game for so long
documented in a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR). and gone so long without a gold medal at any of the
series stops.
COMMENTS “so just to see the excitement and how proud and
We are interested in hearing any comments that you may have regarding this study. If you wish to obtain additional grateful they were to win that gold medal showed me a
information or provide comments, please contact the Consultant Project Manager or MTO Project Manager listed below, or lot about the sport and a lot about the team.”
visit the project website at www.Hwy401Belleville.ca. Campbell says he was offered playing time in singa-
pore, but with his lack of both playing experience and
Neil Ahmed, P.Eng. Glenn Higgins
knowledge of the rules, he decided it was better to stay
Consultant Project Manager MTO Project Manager
WSP Canada Group Limited Ministry of Transportation – Eastern Region
out of the way of a title run.
610 Chartwell Road, Suite 300 1355 John Counter Blvd., Postal Bag 4000 With the CFL now in its off-season, Campbell will
Oakville, ON L6J 4A5 Kingston, ON K7L 5A3 join a development team that will play its own set of
tel: 905-829-6241 tel: 613-545-4806 games in dubai. The ultimate goal is for Campbell to
toll-free: 1-877-562-7947 toll-free: 1-800-267-0295 suit up for a World series stage in the near future.
fax: 905-823-8503 fax: 613-540-5106 meanwhile, Campbell is also aiming to find sta-
e-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca e-mail: info@Hwy401Belleville.ca bility in the early days of his CFL career. The six-foot,
195-pounder spent the 2015 season as a rookie with
If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team the Calgary stampeders, was dealt to the saskatch-
members listed above.
ewan roughriders in February 2016, and was dealt
Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Access again in august to the montreal alouettes.
to Information Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will be part of the public record. “i take it day by day. i don’t look at it as a negative
or a positive,” Campbell says of his football aspirations.
“i look at it as continue to grind, continue to work
through adversity and hopefully stick with a team one
day and carry on.”
as he tries to catch on with a CFL team for next sea-
son, Campbell believes his football career can benefit
from his playing rugby in the off-season.You can also read
