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Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study

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Wanless Drive from West of Mississauga Road to Winston ChurchillBoulevard – Public Information Centre #2

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Purpose of the Public Information Centre #2Key elements of this project is an enhanced public participation process thatprovides a variety of opportunities for the project team and the public tolearn, share and respond to each other.The purpose of this information centre is the following:• Provide a summary of Public Information Centre #1;• Provide a summary of the studies completed since Public Information

Centre #1 ;• Present alternative designs considered for improving Wanless Drive;• Present preliminary preferred alternative design;• Present potential benefits, impacts, and mitigation measures associated

with the preliminary preferred design;• Obtain public input and comments; and• Present the next steps of the project.

The Purpose of the EA Study is to conduct a Schedule ‘C’ Class EnvironmentalAssessment to address the transportation needs along the Wanless Drivecorridor from Creditview Road to Mississauga Road (Part A) and fromMississauga Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard (Part B). The Part A sectionof the study will be filed separately. This study will also conduct acomprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of alternatives on the Social,Natural and Cultural Environment, including:

• Operational deficiencies;

• Transit Service requirements;

• Pedestrian and Cycling needs; and

• The need for additional East-West Capacity in the area.

Study Purpose

The major objectives of this study are to:• Conduct a detailed transportation and traffic study / analysis along the

Wanless Drive corridor from Mississauga Road to Winston ChurchillBoulevard to confirm the need, timing and appropriate configuration ofthe preferred alternative;

• Complete phases 1 to 4 of the Municipal Class EA process withparticipation from public and / or potentially affected parties early inand through out the process and with comprehensive planning;

• Provide satisfactory consideration to a reasonable range of alternatives;• Consider the effects on all aspects of the environment and systematic

evaluation of alternatives; and• Develop preliminary preferred design(s) of recommended alternative.

Objectives of the Study

Study AreaWanless Drive from Winston Churchill Boulevard to west of Mississauga Road

Municipal Class EA Process in OntarioIdentify & Describe the Problem(s) & Opportunities

PHASE 1Identify & Describe the Problem(s) & Opportunities

Problem(s) & Opportunities Statement

PHASE 2: Alternative Solutions

PREFERRED SOLUTION

PHASE 3: Alternative Design Concepts for the Preferred Solution

PREFERRED DESIGN

PHASE 4: Environmental Study Report (ESR)

PHASE 5: Implementation

TODAY

Public Information Centre #1:February 22, 2012

Public Information Centre #2November 14, 2012

Tentative Date: Spring 2013

Summary of Public Information Centre #1Population & Employment

• The City of Brampton’s Official Plan (2006) shows significant growthin population and employment in the next 20 years.

Source: Growth Management Forecasts adopted by City of Brampton Council (spring, 2009)

Year Population Employment Housing2011 510 000 182 000 143 300

2021 646 000 274 000 186 600

2031 738 000 319 000 217 600

Note:* Figure adopted from the City of Brampton’s Transportation & Transit Master Plan

The TTMP, SustainableUpdate 2009, recommendswidening Wanless Drivebetween Creditview Road toWinston Churchill Boulevardto 4 Lanes by 2021.

StudyArea

Summary of Public Information Centre #1 (Cont’d.)Transportation & Transit Master Plan 2009 (TTMP)

Summary of Public Information Centre #1 (Cont’d.)Problem/Opportunity Statement and Preferred Solution

Problem• The City of Brampton is experiencing high population and employment growth that will

continue over the next several decades.• Transportation analysis confirms that the future traffic volumes will exceed the available east-

west capacity within the study area between 2016 and 2031. Even with networkimprovements, the east-west roadway network in the immediate and surrounding area ofWanless Drive will not be able to accommodate the travel demand growth anticipated overthe next 20 years.

• Roadway safety, intersection levels of service, response of emergency vehicles and naturalenvironment will deteriorate without transportation improvements.

Preliminary Preferred Solution• The Preliminary Preferred Solution includes a combination of the following:

Alternative 3: Transportation Demand Management Initiatives (TDM)Alternative 4: Transportation System Management (TSM)Alternative 5: Provide additional traffic lanes along Wanless DriveAlternative 6: Intersection improvements

Summary of Feedback and Responses from PIC #1General Comment General ResponseProposed horizontal alignment Alternative design concepts implementing the preferred planning solution will be prepared based upon the

existing environment, public review and agency input, anticipated environmental effects and methods ofminimizing negative effects and maximizing positive effects.

Future access to the cemetery site Existing full move access will be maintained. Future access requirements will be reviewed as part of thesite plan application process.

Proposed road improvements in othercorridors

The Needs and Justification of improvements to Wanless Drive between Winston Churchill Blvd. andMississauga Road was established based on the forecasted traffic based on the EMME model(Transportation Demand Forecasting Model). In EMME model, all the future improvements to othercorridors as envisaged in the City Official Plan and Transportation and Transit Master Plan (TTMP) updatewere considered.

Preliminary preferred solution of wideningWanless Drive to four lanes

The Needs and Justification established the requirement of widening of Wanless Drive to 4 lanes betweenHeritage Road and Mississauga Road by 2021 and between Winston Churchill Boulevard and HeritageRoad by 2031.

Road Safety Existing road safety issues were identified and presented in PIC #1. In evaluating the alternative designconcepts, road safety is one of the key criteria.

Property Frontage Property frontage impacts will be taken into consideration while developing alternative design concepts.Noise A Noise Impact Study along Wanless Drive between Winston Churchill Boulevard and west of

Mississauga Road will be conducted as part of this study to review the existing noise levels and to confirmif there is a need to construct new noise barriers.

• The City of Brampton has initiated secondary planning for Secondary Plan Areas 52(Huttonville North) & 53 (Mount Pleasant West), collectively referred to as the “HeritageHeights Community”.

• The Heritage Heights Community is bounded by Mayfield Road to the north, WinstonChurchill Boulevard to the west, Mississauga Road to the east and the Credit River Valley tothe south

• Wanless Drive from Winston Churchill Boulevard and Mississauga Road is located within theHeritage Heights community.

• The City is in the process of undertaking the Phase 1 studies for the Heritage HeightsCommunity Secondary Plan which include the following studies:• Transportation Master Plan• Servicing and Infrastructure• Employment Implementation• Shale Resources Review Update• Community Visioning• Subwatershed Study & Updated Landscape Scale Analysis

• There is currently no Community Block Plan for the Heritage Heights Secondary Plan Areas.

Heritage Heights Community (Areas 52 & 53) Secondary Plan

Socio-Economic Environment• Study area is located within the Corridor Protection Area.• Existing land use is primarily agricultural.• Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Toronto, registered owners of the lands, generally located at the

northeast intersection of Heritage Road and Wanless Drive. The subject lands are zoned ‘A’-Agricultural pursuant to Zoning By-law No. 151-88, permitting a Cemetery and related usesincluding crematory, mausoleum and columbaria as outlined in the Cemeteries Act.

• Widening Wanless Drive will improve traffic flow, better accommodate emergency vehicles andincrease traffic safety.

• Impacts to the streetscaping can be mitigated through design and supplementary plantings.

Summary of Studies Completed for EA Study

Safety Assessment• Existing horizontal geometry has the potential for safety improvements.

Potential Locations for Horizontal Geometry Safety Improvements

Wanless Drive

Summary of Studies Completed for EA Study (Cont’d.)Natural Environment• Within the study area, there are four water crossings regulated by Credit Valley Conservation Authority

under Ontario Regulation 160/06. The two easterly water crossings flow to Huttonville Creek, the twowesterly to Credit River. These water crossings represent intermittent and emphemeral flow patterns thatflow southerly across Wanless Drive towards the Credit River.

• The four water crossings in the study area have been identified as indirect (contributing) habitat forRedside Dace, a provincially and federally listed Endangered Species. As such, these water crossings arewithin the Regulated Habitat Area for Redside Dace and are subject to approvals under the EndangeredSpecies Act (ESA, 2007).

• Vegetation consists mainly of agricultural and meadow communities along with isolated areas of deciduousforest/swamp. Planted tree areas along the roadside and adjacent to residences were present within the roadright-of-way as well as naturally established shrubs and trees.

• There are no Special Policy Areas, Provincially Significant Wetlands (PSW), Areas of Natural andScientific Interest (ANSI), Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA), Significant Woodlots, WildlifeHabitat or other protected areas within the project area.

• The final water crossings, vegetation and wildlife will be coordinated with results of the Heritage HeightsSubwatershed Characterization Studies.

Summary of Studies Completed for EA Study (Cont’d.)Stormwater Management, Geomorphology & Hydraulic AnalysisExisting water crossings along Wanless Drive will be further assessed/replaced/modified. Thepreliminary sizing is as follows:• 2.2 x 1.4m open bottom box culvert on Tributary of Credit River will be extended.• 2.2 x 1.4m open bottom box culvert on Tributary of Credit River will be replaced by a

3.5m wide structure to better accommodate the bankfull width of 3.0m.• Twin 1.4m CSP culvert on Huttonville Creek West Branch will be replaced by a structure

measuring 4.4m in width in order to mitigate any potential stability issues due to increased peakflows.

• 0.9m CSP culvert on Huttonville Creek West Branch will be replaced with a 2.5m wide structurein order to accommodate the bankfull width of the existing channel.

• The final structure sizing will be reviewed in the Heritage Heights SubwatershedCharacterization Studies

Archaeology• There is one registered archaeological site within 300 metres of the study area (the Beatty Church

school, AkGx-006) located in the south-east quadrant of Wanless Drive and Heritage Roadintersection.

• Extensive disturbances from new developments have removed archaeological potential sites fromwithin the current right-of-way with the exception of the two locations between Heritage Road andWinston Churchill Boulevard. These two archaeological potential sites will require a Stage 2archaeological assessment.

• Additional archaeological assessment will have to be conducted for the required property beyond theexisting right-of-way.

Summary of Studies Completed for EA Study (Cont’d.)

Built Heritage and Cultural LandscapeA total of eight Cultural Heritage Landscapes (CHL) were identified along the study corridor. Five arefarmscapes (CHL 1, CHL 2, CHL 3 CHL 7 and CHL 8); one remnant farmscape (CHL 4); and tworoadscapes (CHL 5 and CHL 6).

• One (CHL 4) is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act;• Two are listed on the City of Brampton’s Heritage Inventory (CHL 1, and CHL 3);• Three (CHL 2, CHL 7, and CHL 8) have been identified have been identified by the City

of Brampton as being of Cultural Heritage, but are not yet part of their Heritage Inventory;• The remainder were identified through a review of historic mapping and in the course of the

field assessment (CHL 5, and CHL 6).

Alternative Designs for the Widening of Wanless Drivefrom west of Mississauga Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard

The following Alternative Design concepts have been identified toaddress the preferred solution:1. Do nothing.

2. Widen to four lanes along existing centre-line.

3. Widen to four lanes, and shift alignment to the north.

4. Widen to four lanes, and shift alignment to the south.

5. A combination of Alternatives 2, 3 and 4.

The following is the proposed Evaluation Criteria to assess the Alternative Design Concepts for the preferred planningsolution:

• Stormwater Management• Utility relocation• Transit Service

• Access (residential, commercial, and institutional)• Noise impact• Air quality

Alternative Design Evaluation Criteria

Natural Environment• Vegetation Impact• Wild life Habitat• Impact to watercoursesCost• Construction Cost• Maintenance / Operational Cost

Technical• Geometry• Safety• Future development and traffic

Socio Economical / Cultural Heritage / Archaeological• Property Impact• Compatibility with City’s Official Plan /

Future Land Use and Development• Cultural Heritage• Archaeological

Assessment and Evaluation of Alternative DesignsCategory Criteria Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Alternative 4 Alternative 5

Do Nothing(For Comparison Purpose Only)

Widen About the Centre Line Widen to the North Widen to the South Combination of Alternative 2,3 & 4

Technical Geometry Does not meet all road geometrystandards. Meets all road geometry standards. Meets all road geometry standards. Meets all road geometry

standards. Meets all road geometry standards.

Road SafetyDoes not address sight distanceproblem. No improvement fromexisting.

Improves road safety and sightlines.

Improves road safety and sightlines

Improves road safety and sightlines Improves road safety and sight lines

Future development andtraffic

Does not accommodate futuredevelopment and traffic

Accommodates future developmentand traffic

Accommodates future developmentand traffic

Accommodates futuredevelopment and traffic

Accommodates future developmentand traffic

Transit Service Does not accommodate futurerequirements.

Accommodates future transitrequirements

Accommodates future transitrequirements

Accommodates future transitrequirements

Accommodates future transitrequirements

Stormwater Management No Impact to Existing StormwaterManagement system (Ditches)

Improves Stormwater Managementsystem

Improves Stormwater Managementsystem

Improves StormwaterManagement system

Improves Stormwater Managementsystem

Utility relocation No utility relocation is required Several utilities to be impacted andrelocated Most utility impact and relocation Least utility impact and relocation Few utilities to be impacted and

relocated

Overall

SocioEconomical /CulturalHeritage /Archaeological

Property Impact No property impacts Property required on the North andSouth sides of Wanless Drive.

Significant property required on theNorth side of Wanless Drive.

Significant property required onthe South side of Wanless Drive.

Property required on the North andSouth sides of Wanless Drive. Leastproperty impact.

Compatibility with City’sOfficial Plan / Future LandUse and Development

Not Compatible with OP and futureland use

Compatible with OP and futureland use

Compatible with OP and futureland use

Compatible with OP and futureland use

Compatible with OP and future landuse

Cultural Heritage No Cultural Heritage affected.No impact to Cultural Heritage.

Moderate impacts to CulturalHeritage. Major impacts to Cultural Heritage. Minor impacts to Cultural

Heritage. Minor impacts to Cultural Heritage.

Archaeological No archaeological impact Potential archaeological impacts Potential archaeological impacts Potential archaeological impacts Potential archaeological impacts

Access (Residential,Commercial, andInstitutional)

No opportunity for accessimprovements

Able to provide accessimprovements with minor impactsat Heritage Road intersection

Able to provide accessimprovements with minor impactsat Heritage Road intersection

Able to provide accessimprovements with minor impactsat Heritage Road intersection

Able to provide accessimprovements with minor impacts atHeritage Road intersection

Noise Impacts Increase in noise levels due toincrease in traffic and congestion

Minimal increase in noise levels onboth sides of roadway. Largest amount of homes impacted Least amount of homes impacted Least amount of homes impacted

Air Quality Potential decrease in air qualitywith increase in traffic over time

Potential improvement in airquality with increase in roadwaycapacity to accommodate traffic.

Potential improvement in airquality with increase in roadwaycapacity to accommodate traffic.

Potential improvement in airquality with increase in roadwaycapacity to accommodate traffic.

Potential improvement in air qualitywith increase in roadway capacity toaccommodate traffic.

Overall

NaturalEnvironment Vegetation Impact No vegetation impact Moderate vegetation impact Minor vegetation impact Major vegetation impact on the

South side. Minor vegetation impact

Wild life Habitat No impact to wild life habitat. Moderate impact to wild lifehabitat. Minor impact to wild life habitat. Major impact to wild life habitat

on the South side. Minor impact to wild life habitat.

Impact to watercourse No impact to watercourse Moderate impact to watercourse onboth sides. Significant impact to watercourse Significant impact to watercourse Significant impact to watercourse

Overall

Cost Construction Cost No construction costs Lower construction costs Lower construction costs Higher construction costs due toadditional required works. Lower construction costs

Maintenance / OperationalCost

High Maintenance / OperationalCosts

Low maintenance cost /Operational Costs

Low maintenance cost /Operational Costs

Low maintenance cost /Operational Costs

Low maintenance cost / OperationalCosts

Overall

Summary Was carried forward for comparisonpurposes only. Does not address theproblem statement.

Fully addresses the problem Statement.Address majority of technical issues;improves safety greatly; moderate impactto property, cultural heritage and naturalenvironment; and low in overall costfactor

Fully addresses the problem Statement.Address majority of technical issues;improves safety greatly; most impact toutilities and cultural heritage; and low inoverall cost factor

Fully addresses the problem Statement.Address majority of technical issues;improves safety greatly; most impact toproperty and natural environment; andhigh in overall cost factor

Fully addresses the problem Statement.Address majority of technical issues;improves safety greatly; least impact toproperty, cultural heritage and naturalenvironment; and low in overall costfactor

Recommendation Not Recommended Not Recommended Not Recommended Not Recommended Recommended

LEGEND: Most Desirable More Desirable Neutral Less Desirable Least Desirable

Preliminary Preferred Design (Alternative #5)Proposed Plan & Profile for Wanless Drive

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Preliminary Preferred Design (Alternative #5)Key Features

• Widen Wanless Drive to 4 through lanes and a centre turn lane fromwest of Mississauga Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard.

• Improve horizontal geometry (curve radii) where possible.• Construct a 3.0m multi-use path on the south side of Wanless Drive

and a 1.5m sidewalk on the north side to encourage alternative meansof transportation.

• Provide additional turn lanes at intersections• Signalization of Heritage Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard

intersections.• Culvert Structure Replacement/Realignment.

Preliminary Preferred DesignPotential Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Factor Anticipated Impact Proposed MitigationVegetation/Trees Impact on existing vegetation

community and trees• There are no significant natural vegetation within the project boundaries.• Landscape plan will be developed during the detailed design phase of the project.

Wildlife Impact on wildlife habitat • Appropriate lengths of silt fencing along the perimeter of minimized, designated work areas tolimit construction impacts.

• Prior to construction during the migratory bird nesting season, an avian biologist shall inspectthe construction area for nests and eggs.

Fisheries and AquaticHabitat

Impact on fisheries and aquatichabitats

• Design and implementation of a containment plan/technology to isolate all work above waterand prevent entry of potentially deleterious materials into the waterbody.

• Typical erosion and sediment control measures including sediment fences, check dams and/orstraw bales will be employed in affected drainage areas.

• All work to be performed in the dry.Surface Water Increase in pavement area will

result in increased runoff impactto receiving watercourses

• A stormwater management plan will be developed to provide quantity and quality control forthe additional runoff.

Property Requirements Requirement for additionalproperty

• Property will be required on both sides of Wanless Drive to accommodate the roadwayimprovements.

• Preliminary property requirements will be available for review as part of the preliminarypreferred design plans.

• Formal property acquisition process will be initiated after completion of EA.

Archaeology Discovery ofarchaeological/human remains

• Undisturbed areas within the R.O.W should be subject to a Stage 2 archaeological assessment.• Additional archaeological assessment will have to be conducted for the required property

beyond the existing right-of-way.

Streetscaping/UrbanDesign

Potential for streetscaping andurban design improvements

• Streetscaping details will be confirmed during the detailed design stage.

Next Steps…The next steps for the Class Environmental Assessment are:

We will review all comments and suggestions received from the publicand agencies.Respond to written questions and comments, if response is requested.Based on input received from public agencies and other stakeholders,we will:o Confirm the Preferred Design alternativeo Refine/Finalize the preliminary design of the preferred alternativePrepare the Environmental Study Report (ESR).File the ESR and make it available for public review and commentsfor a minimum 30-day public review period.

Your Involvement is Important

• What issues are critical to you?• Please fill out a Comment Sheet• Please keep in touch with us:

John Grebenc, P.Eng.Morrison Hershfield Limited235 Yorkland Boulevard, Suite 600Toronto, ON M2J 1T1(416) 499-3110, Ext. 1810JGrebenc@morrisonhershfield.com

Compton Bobb, LELCity of Brampton8850 McLaughlin Road, Unit 2Brampton, ON L6Y 5T1(905) 874-2500Compton.bobb@brampton.ca

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