Notice of Study Commencement/public Information Centre
THE PROJECT
Brennan Paving and Construction and their design consultant Morrison Hershfield have been selected by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to undertake the detail design and construction of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) and Glendale Avenue Interchange improvements (see Key Plan, beside). The recommended plan for the improvements was determined during a Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment Study completed and documented in a Transportation Environmental Study Report in August 2018.
The project includes the replacement of the Glendale Avenue bridge over the QEW and reconstruction of the Qew/glendale Avenue interchange to a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). Additionally, the project will reconstruct the Glendale Avenue/ York Road Intersection to a single-lane roundabout, and construct a new Airport Road ramp and connection road from Glendale Avenue to York Road/airport Road intersection on behalf of Niagara Region. A new commuter carpool lot will also be constructed at the northwest quadrant of the new interchange. The Diverging Diamond Interchange will allow for traffic performance improvement by reducing the number of vehicle conflict points and allowing unrestricted access to the QEW.
PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
A virtual PIC will be held for this project on November 26, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The PIC will be held via Zoom and will feature a presentation starting at 6:00 p.m. To register for the
PIC, please provide your name and email address to Glendaledbteam@morrisonhershfield.com. The link to join the meeting will be sent to you in advance of the meeting. If you are unable to attend, the presentation and all information from the PIC will be posted to our website at http://qew-glendale-interchange.ca.
THE PROCESS
The MTO project will follow the approved planning process for a Group ‘B’ project in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) with an opportunity for public engagement. The projects within Niagara Region (roundabout at Glendale Avenue/york Road intersection and a new Airport Road connection from Glendale Avenue) were assessed in accordance with the approved planning process for Schedule ‘C’ projects under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (amended in 2015). This project will fulfill the final phases of the Environmental Assessment process including Detail Design and construction.
The construction phase is anticipated to start spring 2021 and is anticipated to be completed in the summer 2023.
A Design and Construction Report (DCR) will be prepared and made available for a 45-day public review period upon the completion of the detail design phase in early 2021. Advance notice of the DCR review period will be placed in the local newspapers, Niagara This
Week, the St. Catharines Standard, The Niagara-on-the-lake Local and mailed to individuals and organizations on the project’s stakeholder mailing list, once details become available Study information will also be posted on the project website.
COMMENTS
We are interested in hearing any comments or concerns that you may have with the detail design and construction phase. For further information or to be added to the project mailing list please visit the website or contact:
Chris Ryell
Project Manager
Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd. 505 Miller Ave.
Markham, ON L6G 1B2 tel: 905-415-7352 e-mail: chris.ryell@millergroup.ca
Hossein Hosseini
Project Manager
Ministry of Transportation Central Region
159 Sir William Hearst Avenue Toronto, ON M3M 0B7 tel: 416-235-5513 e-mail: hossein.hosseini@ontario.ca
Jason Lee
MTO Contract Services Admin
Ministry of Transportation
Central Region
159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, Toronto, ON M3M 0B7 tel: 905-634-9302 e-mail: jason.lee@ontario.ca 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 any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project please contact one of the Project Team members listed above.