Waterdown Road and Highway 403 Interchange
Notice of Study Completion
The City of Burlington has carried out a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study for improvements to the Waterdown Road/Highway 403 interchange in the City of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton. The study included a review of opportunities to improve the existing interchange, including the addition of an eastbound on-ramp (for eastbound traffic to enter Highway 403) and a westbound off-ramp (for westbound traffic to exit Highway 403). Stantec Consulting Ltd. carried out the study.
Process
The study has been carried out in accordance with the Municipal Class EA (June 2000) and also fulfilled the requirements of the Class EA for Provincial Transportation Facilities (July 2000).
Filing of Environmental Study Report
An Environmental Study Report (ESR) has been prepared to fulfill the documentation requirements of the Class EA process. The report describes the project, input received from the public and external ministries, agencies and municipalities and the alternatives considered. The report also provides a description of the recommended plan, associated environmental impacts and proposed mitigation.
Public Review Period
The ESR is available for a public review period of 30 calendar days from February 7 to March 8, 2005. The document is available for review at the following locations:
- Burlington Public Library, Aldershot Branch
355 Plains Road, Burlington ON L7T 2C7, Mon. & Thurs., 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Tues., Wed., Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Burlington City Hall, Clerk’s Department
426 Brant Street, Burlington ON L7R 3Z6, Mon. to Fri., 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Electronic Version
Due to the size of the report, the PDF file size is large. for a free PDF reader, visit the Adobe website.
- Environmental Study Report (Complete, 23.2MB)
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Background
- Chapter 3 - Problems and Opportunities
- Chapter 4 - Alternative Solutions
- Chapter 5 - Alternative Design Concepts for the Preferred Solution
- Chapter 6 - The Preferred Alternative
- Chapter 7 - The Recommended Alternative
- Environmental Study Report Appendices (16.6MB)
Further information may be obtained from:
Norma Moores, P.Eng.,
Consultant Project Manager, Stantec Consulting Ltd.
1400 Rymal Road East, Hamilton, ON L8W 3N9
Tel. (905) 385-3234
Fax (905) 385-3534
nmoores@stantec.com
Italo Di Pietro
Senior Coordinator - Infrastructure, City of Burlington
426 Brant Street, PO Box 5013, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6
Tel. (905) 335-7600 ext. 7899
Fax (905) 335-7861
dipietroi@burlington.ca
If you have concerns with this project that cannot be resolved with the City of Burlington, you may request the Minister of Environment to require the City of Burlington, to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act, which addresses individual EAs. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below, by March 8, 2005. A copy of the request must also be forwarded to the City of Burlington at the above address. The decision rests with the Minister of Environment.
Minister of Environment
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 12th Floor
Toronto ON M4V 1P5
Information received will be maintained on file for use during the study and may be included in study documentation. Confidentiality of personal information is assured.