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8 in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 1, 20 18 | Notice of Completion METROLINX Burloak Drive Grade Separation - Transit Project Assessment Process To keep up with our growing region, Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario, is transforming the way the region moves by delivering the largest transit infrastructure program in Canadian history to keep the region moving today and tomorrow. The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is now home to nearly 7 million people and heading towards 9 million by 2041. To address the urgent transit needs of the GTHA, the Province of Ontario committed to implement more GO service and make other infrastructure improvements to the GO system to help create new transit connections and faster service across the region. By 2025, electric trains will be running every 15 minutes, all day and in both directions, within the most heavily travelled section of the GO network. The Project Metrolinx, in partnership with the City of Burlington and Town of Oakville, is completing a Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) under Ontario Regulation 231/08 made under the Environmental Assessment Act, to implement a grade separation at Burloak Drive / Lakeshore West Corridor located in the City of Burlington and Town of Oakville, within Halton Region. This Project is part of the Metrolinx Regional Express Rail Program which will enhance safety, on time performance and operational flexibility/reliability in support of expanded rail service, and allows for road transportation improvements for the local municipalities. The Project includes: • A new road-under-rail grade separation that provides: - A rail corridor that continues to include three (3) mainline tracks; - An arterial road (Burloak Drive) that can ultimately provide for six (6) traffic lanes; - Minor intersection enhancements at Harvester Road/Wyecroft Road and Superior Court/Prince William Drive; - Dedicated multi-use paths along the boulevards and on-street bicycle lanes; - Retaining walls; and - Future electrification provisions for Overhead Catenary System (OCS) pole bases and other electrification requirements, including grounding and bonding. • Construction staging that provides: - Temporary re-routing of a section of Burloak Drive to the east; and - Temporary diversion of a section of the Lakeshore West Rail Corridor tracks to the south. • Relocation of the existing Burloak Interlocking Plant (switches between tracks) that is located just west of Burloak Drive; and, • Utility relocations to accommodate the design and construction staging of the proposed road-under-rail underpass. 30-day Public Review Period Begins January 23, 2018 The environmental effects of this transit project were assessed and an Environmental Project Report (EPR) has been prepared to document the findings, as well as proposed mitigation. The EPR for the Burloak Drive Grade Separation is now available at metrolinx.com/burloak and the following locations for a 30-day public review period starting January 23,2018 and ending February 21,2018. Metrolinx Head Office 97 Front St. 2nd Floor Reception Toronto, ON M 5J1E6 Tel: 416-874-5900 Mon. to Fri.: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals, Access and Service Integration Branch 135 St. Clair Ave. W., 1st Fl., Toronto, ON M4V1P4 Tel: 416-314-8001 /Toll-Free: 1-800-461-6290 Mon. to Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Halton-Peel District Office 4145 North Service Rd, Suite 300 Burlington, ON L7L 6A3 Toll Free: 1-800-335-5906/ Tel: 905 319-3847 Mon. to Fri.: 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. Burlington City Hall Clerks Counter 426 Brant St. Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6 Tel: 905-335-7600 ext. 7702 Mon: 8:30 am-4:30 pm Tue-Friday: noon-4:30 pm Engineering and Construction Dept. Offices - Oakville Town Hall 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 Tel: 905-845-6601 ext. 3337 Mon-Fri: 8:30 am-4:30 pm Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre 2302 Bridge Road Oakville, ON L6L 3L5 Tel: 905-815-5979 Mon-Thur: 6:00 am-10:30 pm Fri: 6:00 am-9:00 pm Sat-Sun: 8:00 am-7:00 pm Tansley Woods Community Centre 1996 Itabashi Way Burlington, ON L7M 4J8 Tel: 905-332-1996 Mon-Fri: 8:00 am-9:00pm Sat: 8:00 am-1:00 pm Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by February 21, 2018 to: Burloak Drive Grade Separation Project c/o Robert Pasiak 20 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto ON, M5J 2W3 E-mail: Burloak@metrolinx.com Website: www.metrolinx.com/burloak There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the transit project or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest, or • The transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected Aboriginal or treaty right. Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the transit project that he may receive within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the Environmental Project Report is first published. If you have discussed your issues with Metrolinx and you object to this transit project you can provide a written submission to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change no later than February 21,2018 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights. Objections must be received within 30 days after the Notice of Completion of the EPR is first published. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approvals Branch Attention: Anne Cameron, Project Officer 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON M4V1P5 Tel: 416-314-1181 E-mail: anne.cameron@ontario.ca All personal information included in a submission - such as name, address, telephone number and property location - is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact Metrolinx (contact information above) or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434. Metrolinx is working to provide residents and businesses in the GTHA with a transportation system that is modern, efficient and integrated. Find for the GTHA, as well as GO Transit, PRESTO and Union Pearson Express at www.metrolinx.com. This Notice first published on January 22,2018. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez composer le 416 869-3200 ou le 1 888 GET-ON-GO (438-6646). out more about Metrolinx's Regional Transportation Plan mailto:Burloak@metrolinx.com http://www.metrolinx.com/burloak mailto:anne.cameron@ontario.ca http://www.metrolinx.com Notice of Completion METROLINX Burloak Drive Grade Separation - Transit Project Assessment Process The Project 30-day Public Review Period Begins January 23, 2018