The 407 East EA Project Team is inviting interested residents to participate in Community Value Plan (CVP) Workshops. The CVP Workshops may be held on weekends; the timing, number of and location will be determined shortly.
Please note, the CVP workshops are not route planning exercises. The CVP will further enhance public involvement by:
- Obtaining input from community to identify, prioritize and develop plan that will attempt to retain character, history and culture of areas located along or within close proximity to TRR
- Developing plan that recognizes selected priority community values
- Assisting the Project Team in understanding the key values of a community’s natural and built heritage environments
Items to be discussed through the CVP Workshops include:
- Types of noise mitigation (berms, walls, etc.)
- Landscaping treatments
- Gateway treatments (signing, landscaping, etc.)
To be added to the list of participants for the CVP Workshops, please click here and provide us with your information for future contact.
The 407 East EA Project Team recently distributed Newsletter Issue #5. Please note a small error in our toll free number. The number should read 1 (866) 840-5529. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Study Background
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is currently undertaking an individual Environmental Assessment (EA) study to address long-term transportation needs in the Region of Durham and surrounding areas. The study supports the transportation objectives of the provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe by providing for the efficient movement of people and goods within the study area.
In May 2006, a new transportation corridor (highway / transitway) extending Highway 407 easterly from its current terminus at Brock Road in Pickering to Highway 35/115 in Clarington, with two north-south links (highway / transitway) connecting Highway 401 to the proposed extension of Highway 407, was recommended as part of a number of transportation improvements. The ‘Alternative To’ report documents the evaluation and recommendation and can be found under the Reports menu of this website.
Route alternatives for the Highway 407 extension and the two north-south links were presented to the public in November and December 2006. In June and July 2007, a series of five Public Information Centres (PICs) were held to present the technically recommended route. Material presented at all PICs can be found under the Public Meetings menu of this website.
The Technically Recommended Route was presented at PIC #3 in June and July of 2007 and is shown below:
The assessment and evaluation of route alternatives, which determined the Technically Recommended Route, is documented in the Alternative Methods Documentation which can be found by clicking here.
Technically Recommended Route
More detailed maps of the Technically Recommended Route can be seen by clicking on the following links:
Property Impact Notices
Since the selection of the recommended route, the ministry has identified properties that will be impacted by the proposed extension of Highway 407, the two north-south links and the associated local road improvements / realignments. The ministry has sent notice of the potential impacts to property owners throughout Durham Region.
If you have received notice of potential impacts to your property and would like further information on the ‘advanced property purchase’ process, please contact Dan Remollino, the ministry Project Manager at the contact information noted below.
If you have received a map and would like to note an error or change in your information, please contact the Project Team by calling toll free 1-866-840-5529. Alternatively, you can contact the Project Team at 905-668-9363 to arrange a meeting at TSH’s Project Office located at 300 Water Street in Whitby Ontario to discuss your concerns.
Over the next several months, the Project Team will continue to consult stakeholders on the recommended route. As we proceed to the next phase of the study, plans for the recommended route will be developed in more detail and property requirements will be finalized. Impacted property owners will continue to be consulted as we proceed with the study. Public information sessions for the next phases of the study are anticipated to occur in the Spring and Fall of 2008. Please contact us to be added to our mailing list and notified of these events by mail.
Questions regarding property purchase and acquisition should be directed to:
Dan Remollino, MTO Project Manager.
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