Notice of Transportation Environmental Study Report Addendum

Detail Design and Class Environmental Assessment for the Reconstruction of Highway 7 in the Town of Perth, G.W.P. 75-99-00 

THE PROJECT
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained the services of Egis (formerly McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd.) and LEA Consulting Ltd. Joint Venture (Egis-LEA Joint Venture) to carry out the Detail Design and Class Environmental Assessment for the reconstruction of Highway 7 in the Town of Perth from approximately 1.3 km west of County Road 511 easterly to Wayside Drive West, approximately 4.5 km, County of Lanark. The study is following the approved planning process for a Group B undertaking in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation
Facilities (2000), with the opportunity for public input throughout.

The Study includes:

• Resurfacing of the highway throughout the project limits;
• Widening of Highway 7 between County Road 511 and Perth Mews Mall and between Wilson Street and       Drummond Street, approximately 2.5 km to accommodate a continuous two-way left turn lane;
• Construction of dedicated left turn and right turn lanes at the following intersections: County Road 511,   Perth Mews Mall, commercial property at Wilson Street, Drummond Street West and Wilson Street;
• Construction of a left turn slip around for vehicles turning left in mainline Highway 7 onto Dufferin Road;
• Construction of a centerline left turn lane east of Drummond Street in an eastbound direction only to   various businesses;
• Providing upgraded commercial entrances as required throughout the project limits;
• Closing Dufferin Road at Drummond Street West and Morris Road South at Highway 7;
• Construction of a new municipal roadway from Dufferin Road Southerly to Highway 7 with a new intersection at Highway 7; and
• Intersection improvements and widening at County Road 511.

Additional detailed information including plan drawings are available for viewing at www.highway7improvements.com.

TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT ADDENDUM
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that an addendum to the Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) for the Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment for Highway 7 from west of County Road 511 to Wayside Drive West, Town of Perth, GWP 75-99-00, May 2009, has been prepared to document changes to the Preliminary Design such as additional property requirements. A copy of the TESR Addendum will be available from November 28^th, 2024 to January 10^th, 2025 for a 30-day comment period at www.highway7improvements.com. If you have any accessibility needs to review the TESR Addendum, please contact one of the project team members below.

COMMENTS
Interested persons may provide written comments to our project team by January 10^th, 2025. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to one, or both, of the project team members listed below.

Mr. Bob Boutilier
Project Manager
Egis
516 O’Connor Drive
Kingston, ON K7P 1N3
tel: 343-344-2638 or
toll free: 1-888-348-8991
e-mail: highway7perth@mcintoshperry.com

Mr. Chris Belanger
Senior Project Manager
Ministry of Transportation – Project Delivery East
1355 John Counter Boulevard
Kingston, ON K7L 5A3
tel: 613-583-4573
e-mail: chris.belanger@ontario.ca

In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e., requiring an individual/comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g., require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered.
Requests should include the requester contact information and full name for the ministry.
Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for additional conditions or a request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy those potential adverse impacts, and any information in support of the statements in the request. This will ensure that the ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request.

The request should be sent in writing or by email to:

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 1P5
e-mail: Minister.mecp@ontario.ca

Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
e-mail: EABDirector@ontario.ca

A copy of the request should also be sent to the project team members listed above by mail or by email.
All information/comments will be maintained on file during the study and may be included in the study documentation. Information will be collected 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 you have accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the project team members listed above.

NOTICE ISSUED ON: NOVEMBER 28^th, 2024