Hallecks Road Underpass
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The Highway 401 Hallecks Road Underpass carries two lanes of Hallecks Road South traffic (one lane in each direction) over Highway 401 and is located approximately 1.2 km north of Highway 2 in the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. The underpass was built in 1967 and underwent major rehabilitations in 1974 and 1984.
The purpose of the study is to identify the appropriate strategy to replace the Hallecks Road Underpass. The study is being undertaken as the underpass is reaching the end of its service life. The Ministry has retained the services of McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd. to complete the Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment for replacement of the Hallecks Road Underpass (GWP 4076-14-00). The Preliminary Design is following the approved planning process for a Group B project under the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000), with opportunity for public input throughout. Public consultation, including an online Public Information Centre (PIC), will continue throughout the study and information will be regularly updated on the project website. Upon completion of the study, a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) will be prepared to document the existing environmental conditions, outline the process taken to select the preferred alternative, and describe the preferred alternative, potential impacts, required mitigation, and commitments to future work. The TESR will be made available for a 30-day public review period and posted on the project website. Newspaper notices will be published, letters will be sent to the project mailing list, and the website will be updated to explain the review process and identify locations where a hard copy of the TESR can be reviewed. |
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The Project Team welcomes public comments at any time during this project. All information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA). With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.
Should you require further information regarding this project, or wish to submit comments or questions please visit the Contact tab. If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team Members listed on the Contact tab.
Study Commencement
Members of the public, Indigenous communities, municipalities and emergency services, government agencies, interest groups and other relevant stakeholders were notified of the project through a ‘Notice of Study Commencement’ published in the Brockville Reporter and Times and the Brockville This Week on June 18, 2020.
The ‘Notice of Study Commencement' can be found here.
Public Information Centre
An online Public Information Centre (PIC) will be held to provide members of the public, external agencies and other interested stakeholders with the opportunity to review the proposed design, anticipated environmental effects and the mitigation proposed to address potential adverse effects. PIC materials will be available on this project website and will also be available for download for off-line viewing. At that time a ‘Notice of Public Information Centre’ letter will be mailed out to members of the public, Indigenous communities, municipalities and emergency services, government agencies, interest groups and other stakeholders and posted on this website to indicate that materials are available for viewing. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to review the materials and submit comments directly to the Project Team via the project website.
The ‘Notice of Online Public Information Centre’ and display materials for the ‘Online Public Information Centre’ will be posted on this website once competed.
Transportation Environmental Study Report
Upon completion of the Preliminary Design, a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) will be prepared and filed with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for a 30-day public review period. At that time, a ‘Notice of Study Completion and Transportation Environmental Study Report’ containing the dates for the review period, as well as the review locations, will be published in local newspapers and posted on this website. Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments. The final TESR will be posted on this website and filed with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for approval once complete.
If you have serious unresolved concerns regarding the Environmental Assessment, you have the right to request that the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issue a Part II Order (i.e., “bump-up) for this project. A Part II Order may lead to the preparation of an individual Environmental Assessment. Details regarding the bump-up process will be provided upon submission of the TESR for public review.
The ‘Notice of Study Completion and Transportation Environmental Study Report’ will be posted on this website once completed.
Should you require further information regarding this project, or wish to submit comments or questions please visit the Contact tab. If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team Members listed on the Contact tab.
Study Commencement
Members of the public, Indigenous communities, municipalities and emergency services, government agencies, interest groups and other relevant stakeholders were notified of the project through a ‘Notice of Study Commencement’ published in the Brockville Reporter and Times and the Brockville This Week on June 18, 2020.
The ‘Notice of Study Commencement' can be found here.
Public Information Centre
An online Public Information Centre (PIC) will be held to provide members of the public, external agencies and other interested stakeholders with the opportunity to review the proposed design, anticipated environmental effects and the mitigation proposed to address potential adverse effects. PIC materials will be available on this project website and will also be available for download for off-line viewing. At that time a ‘Notice of Public Information Centre’ letter will be mailed out to members of the public, Indigenous communities, municipalities and emergency services, government agencies, interest groups and other stakeholders and posted on this website to indicate that materials are available for viewing. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to review the materials and submit comments directly to the Project Team via the project website.
The ‘Notice of Online Public Information Centre’ and display materials for the ‘Online Public Information Centre’ will be posted on this website once competed.
Transportation Environmental Study Report
Upon completion of the Preliminary Design, a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) will be prepared and filed with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for a 30-day public review period. At that time, a ‘Notice of Study Completion and Transportation Environmental Study Report’ containing the dates for the review period, as well as the review locations, will be published in local newspapers and posted on this website. Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments. The final TESR will be posted on this website and filed with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for approval once complete.
If you have serious unresolved concerns regarding the Environmental Assessment, you have the right to request that the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issue a Part II Order (i.e., “bump-up) for this project. A Part II Order may lead to the preparation of an individual Environmental Assessment. Details regarding the bump-up process will be provided upon submission of the TESR for public review.
The ‘Notice of Study Completion and Transportation Environmental Study Report’ will be posted on this website once completed.
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Ms. Laura Donaldson, P.Eng.
Project Manager McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd. 1-1329 Gardiners Road Kingston, ON K7P 0L8 Tel: 343-344-2635 or Toll free: 1-888-348-8991 Email: l.donaldson@mcintoshperry.com |
Mr. Dan Brandao, P.Eng.
MTO Senior Project Engineer Ministry of Transportation – Project Delivery East 1355 John Counter Boulevard, Postal Bag 4000 Kingston, ON K7L 5A3 Tel: 613-449-7916 Toll Free: 1-800-267-0295 ext. 0 Email: dan.brandao@ontario.ca |
If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team members listed above.