West Vaughan Employment Area Class Environmental Assessment

Class Environmental Assessment Study

On June 4, 2014, the Ontario Municipal Board approved The WVEA Plan, the Secondary Plan for the West Vaughan Employment Area. One of the components of The Plan identifies a transportation network of new collector streets that connects to existing arterial roads and provides efficient access to the highway network with the intent to support planned employment. One of the identified collector streets is an east-west collector that would extend through Block 59, connecting Regional Road 27 at Martin Grove Road to Huntington Road at Trade Valley Drive.

In May 2014, The City of Vaughan and the Block 59 Landowners Group, as co-proponents, initiated a Schedule C Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study in order to identify a preferred solution and design for the east-west collector street. The study will follow the Class EA process as outlined in the Municipal Engineers Association Class EA (October 200, as amended in 2007 and 2011). Components of the study will include public and agency review consultation, evaluation of alternatives, assessment of impacts of the recommended solution and identification of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts. Upon completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report will be filed for public review.

All points of the contact with the public are available on this webpage and will be updated as the study progresses.

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PIC #3 Summary Report

Notice of Study Completion

The City of Vaughan and the Block 59 Landowners Group as co-proponents have completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to identify a preferred solution and design for a proposed east-west collector street extending from the intersection of Trade Valley Drive and Huntington Road and connecting to the intersection of Martin Grove Road and Regional Road 27 in support of development of Block 59 in the West Vaughan Employment Area. The study has been conducted in accordance with the planning and design process for Schedule ‘C’ projects, as outlined in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

Public and external agency consultations were key components of this study. Public Information Centres (PIC) were held on June 17, 2014, December 2, 2014 and March 12, 2015, providing the public and interested stakeholders with the opportunity to meet with the Project Team and to discuss and comment on the problem and opportunity, alternative solutions, evaluation criteria, environmental considerations/impacts, design options, and mitigation measures.

The Municipal Class EA study has identified a preferred preliminary design of the proposed east-west collector road through Block 59 to connect Huntington Road with Regional Road 27. The preliminary road design will accommodate four lanes of traffic and include active transportation facilities. It will be constructed at-grade, with bridges across both the Rainbow and Robinson Creeks, and traverse beneath the future provincial Highway 427 extension and associated transitway

Environmental Study Report

The Environmental Study Report (ESR) is now being placed on public record for a 30-day review period in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process, starting July 23, 2015. The ESR documents the problem and opportunity, assessment of planning and design alternatives, the preferred solution, and consultation throughout the study process and is available for review at the following locations:

The ESR document and associated project information can also be viewed online at the project website:

https://www.vaughan.ca/projects/projects_and_studies/environmental_assessment_studies/Pages/West-Vaughan-Employment-Area-(Block-59)-Class-EA.aspx

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