Study Update

Highway 407 East Extension – Request for Qualification Release

On June 9th, 2010, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to pre-qualify and short list project teams to extend Highway 407 from Brock Road in Pickering to the Simcoe Street area in Oshawa, including the West Durham Link in Whitby.  Additional information regarding the RFQ release can be found at www.infrastructureontario.ca. 

The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is continuing with property acquisitions.  More information will be provided to impacted property owners shortly.  In the interim, if you have any questions, please contact MTO’s 407 East EA Project Manager, Dan Remollino via the contact information provided here.

Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (OEAA) Process
Approval of 407 East Environmental Assessment

On June 3, 2010, the Minister of the Environment (MOE) with the approval of Cabinet made a decision to allow the proposed undertaking (i.e. 407 East transportation corridor) to proceed subject to strict conditions.  The approval by MOE is for the 407 Corridor as detailed in the Environmental Assessment (EA) Report, including the extension of 407 from Brock Road in Pickering to Highway 35/115 in Clarington and the two north-south links connecting the 407 extension to Highway 401, one in Whitby (West Durham Link) and the other in Clarington (East Durham Link). 

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) Process

The environmental assessment for the 407 East project was initially undertaken as a screening as per the Notice of Commencement posted on May 27, 2008 on the CEAA Registry at http://www.ceaa.gc.ca.
On March 26, 2010, as a result of the January 21, 2010 Supreme Court of Canada ruling in MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans et al.), in relation to the Red Chris Mine in British Columbia, it was determined that the environmental assessment in relation to the 407 East Transportation Corridor (Reference Number 08-01-39781) will be continued as a comprehensive study.  An amendment to the Notice of Commencement reflecting this change was prepared March 26, 2010.  The Responsible Authorities (RAs), who are required to ensure that a comprehensive study is completed, have been identified as Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada. 

The Comprehensive Study Guidelines Document for the 407 East project has been prepared and is available on the CEAA Registry  in both English and French, for review and comment.  Comments received by the Agency by August 20, 2010 will be considered. All comments received will be considered public and will become part of the public registry. Interested persons are invited to send their comments in the official language of their choice to:

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Mr. Doug Allingham, P. Eng. Mr. Dan Remollino, P. Eng. For detailed contact info click here.