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Vaughan Bowstring Arch Bridge - Humber Bridge Trail Class Environmental Assessment Study

Notice of Completion

City of Vaughan Bowstring Arch Bridge – Humber Bridge Trail

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study

Revision to Schedule ‘B’ Project

In 2013, the City of Vaughan completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to identify a preferred solution for the Humber Bridge Trail Bowstring Arch Bridge located east of Highway 27 and north of Major Mackenzie Drive. The study was conducted in accordance with the requirements for Schedule ‘B’ projects as prescribed in the Municipal Class EA (2010, as amended in 2007 and 2011) under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. Upon completion of the EA, the City of Vaughan was able to proceed to implementation of the preferred solution to rehabilitate the bridge.

In 2015, the City of Vaughan conducted a structural assessment of the existing bridge and a life cycle cost analysis of the bridge rehabilitation preferred alternative, as well as potential alternatives for a new concrete bowstring arch bridge or structural steel girder bridge. The results of this assessment and analysis indicated that the preferred solution to rehabilitate the bridge is not viable and the City of Vaughan identified a need to amend the 2013 EA in accordance with Municipal Class EA requirements for revisions to Schedule ‘B’ projects.

The Municipal Class EA acknowledges that it may be necessary to revise Schedule ‘B’ projects. A revision to the previously completed Project File has been prepared to summarize the planning process followed to evaluate and assess the Humber Trail Bridge alternative solutions. Following this revision, the preferred solution is to replace the existing bridge with a new structural steel girder bridge.

The revision to the Schedule ‘B’ Project is available for public review from June 23, 2016 to July 22, 2016 during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at the following location:

City of Vaughan – Infrastructure Delivery Department

2141 Major Mackenzie Drive

Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1

The revision to the Schedule ‘B’ Project is also available for viewing on the project website: http://www.vaughan.ca/projects/engineering_projects/HBTbridge. Anyone with an interest in the study is encouraged to review the revision to the Schedule ‘B’ Project and provide written comments to the City of Vaughan. Please contact the following project team member if you have any comments or concerns within 30 calendar days from the date of this Notice:

Pat Marcantonio, C.E.T.	James Jarrett, MSci., MCIP, RPP
Project Manager – Infrastructure Delivery City of Vaughan	Manager – Impact Assessment and Permitting AECOM Canada Ltd.
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.	5080 Commerce Blvd.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1	Mississauga, ON L4W 4P2
Tel: (905) 832-8585, ext. 8468	Tel: (905) 712-6994
Email: pat.marcantonio@vaughan.ca	Email: james.jarrett@aecom.com

If concerns regarding the revisions cannot be resolved through discussions with the City of Vaughan, a request may be made to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change to make a request for the project to comply with Part II of the EA Act (referred to as a Part II Order). This request must be made in writing to the Minister at the address below and copied to the City of Vaughan before the end of the 30 calendar day review period. If there are no outstanding Part II Order requests received by July 22, 2016, the City may proceed to design and construction as presented in the planning documentation.

Minister of the Environment and Climate Change

11^th Floor, Ferguson Block

77 Wellesley Street West

Toronto, ON M7A 2T5

Please note that information related to this study will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments received will become part of the public record and may be included in the study documentation prepared for public review.

This Notice issued: June 22, 2016

Contact Information

City of Vaughan

Engineering Department

2141 Major Mackenzie Drive

Vaughan, Ontario

Business Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Addtional Resources

Class EA Report Body Part 1 of 3
– Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Chapter 1 - Introduction, Chapter 2 - Overview of Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Planning Process, Chapter 3 - Phase 1 – Identification and Description of the Problem
Class EA Report Body Part 2 of 3
Chapter 4 - Phase 2 – Identification and Evaluation of Alternative Solutions to the Problem
Class EA Report Body Part 3 of 3
Chapter 5 - Phase 5 – Implementation of the Preferred Solution, Chapter 6 – Summary
Class EA Appendix A
Public Notification and Consultation Material (Part 1 of 3)
Class EA Appendix A
Public Notification and Consultation Material (Part 2 of 3)
Class EA Appendix A
Public Notification and Consultation Material (Part 3 of 3)
Class EA Appendix B
Cultural Heritage Existing Conditions Report
Class EA Appendix B
Archaeological Existing Conditions Report
Class EA Appendix B
Structural Existing Conditions Report
Class EA Appendix B
Natural Environment Existing Conditions Report & Hydrogeology Existing Conditions Report
Notice of Completion
Mailed to area residents and stakeholders and published in Vaughan Citizen July 25, 2013
Final Notice of Completion (June 2016)
Notice of Completion
Final EA Addendum Report
Final EA Addendum Report

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