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Milton to Vaughan highway under consideration By Tim Foran The fîrsi Mitou option is îo toward Hwy. 400. GTA West study in 2007, is consid- dedicated truckway, or a co CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF start the road west of Regional "As long as is on the Brampton ering three other possible routes tion of the three, according Road 25 where a realigned side (of the border witb Halton for tbe new transportation corni ProvinciaI report. A new four-lane bighway run- Tremaine Road interchange is Hîlîs - Winston Churchill dor. Wbatever its ultîmate c ning from Hwy. 401 in Milton to already planned, said Milton Boulevard)," Best clarified. Qne would see a short corridor .ratiou, the uew corridor Hwy 400 uorth of Vaughan, cuîîing Regîoual Councillor Colin Best, Mucb of Halton Hîlîs nortb of connecting Hwy. 410 10 Hwy. 400, only be a complement 10 îbrougb Halton Hilis and Peel one o .f Halions represeniatîves on Hwy 401 bas been designated for allevîating pressure on Hwy. 401 10 initiatives and wîdening ofi iteio, t oe atenatveneîg onan inter utunîcinal task force future employment areas and the the soutb. The second would riun 400 series hîghways, i sidered to handle future congestion in tbe northwest GIA. SThere are îwo sîarîing spots in Milton for the new transportation corridor, according 10 a report released as part of the Provinces GTA West Planning and Enviroumenial Assessment Study Todlays Champion COMMUNITY A8 DATELINE A14 SPORTS A15 CLASSIFIED A21 wwwmîltoncanadianchamplon.com Inserts: PAIllA DISII1ON* *REALIESTATE * STATI FAIM INUSRANCE R ONA/CASHWAY - SPORTS CHIK - iBOCLAIR *CAROLE I IODWOITH * ItîT IOY . THE Kil -HOME DEPOT - BLACKS PHOTO reviewing the Provinces plans for the GIA West transportation corri- dor. A second option is to begin the new road ai the Hwy. 401 and Hwy 407 junction east of Trafalgar Road ai ihe border of Peel and Halton regions. if starting from Tremaine, tbe road would suake norîbeasi, bypassing Georgetown to the soutb and skirting nortbwest Brampton before connecting with Hwy. 410 and Hwy. 427 and îerminating ai Hwy. 400 nortb of Maple, accord- ing 10 a rougb map of the rouie included in the Provincial report. Besi said he doesn'î support ibis option. Qune, il takes up a lot of indus- trial land ihat we need," he said. "And two, il goes îhrougb a lot of farmland that is very productive through tbe Milton and Halton Hilîs corridor." He said he bas less of a problem if tbe road staris riear Hwy 401 and Hwy. 407 and runs norîh of Brampton before îurning east cerned about losing îhem 10 a Provincial Mayor Rick Bonnette, who sits on the îask c.. force with Besi, s declined to comment on any specific rouie, stating in an email il was premature to do so, since the Province is still evaluaiing alterna- tives. However, be noted bis iown's coutîcil lias endorsc'd a Halton-Peel study that proposedi a lreeway lrom Mayfield Road in Brampton to, the Highway 401/407 itîterchange along witb a number of other infra- structure improvemenis including a Norval bypass as part of a systemn 10 maniage future iraffie along the regional boundary Tbe Provinces Ministry of Transportation, whîch began the to1 Hwy. 400 Via norîh Halton and ~LX. Peel region. SThe last is a similar route but begin- ~' ning south of Guelph ai Puslinch on Hwy 6. De spit e the latter îwo havîng 10 cross the Niagara Escarpment and the Provincial Greenbelt, Besi said he favours one of those options. Sucb a route wouîd take some tomn- taciiers froni wsest of Milton off Hwy5 401,lie saîcl ht ioulcl also provîde an alternative to Hwy. 7, allowing a bypass around Acton and Georgetown. The various routes will be meas- ured for their impacts on the coin munity, econorny, enviroument and transportation. The transportation corridor could be a highway, îransiîway, or mbina- to the onfîgu o would transit exîstîng 2 cluding Hwy. 401 from MiltonlHalton His r. to, Mîssissauga, the report notes. lndeed, its possible the. new corridor migbî neyer be buili. The! alter-native is for the Province 10 widen existing arterial roads including bighways 24 and 7 and Trafalgar and Mayfield roads. The ministry will release its decision on whether il wanis to go ahead witb the new corridor ai a senies of open bouses later ibis month. Tbe only one in Halton will take place in Georgetown Wednesday, june 16 ai tbe Mold-Master Sporisplex, Ice Pad A, Iocaîcd ai 221 Guelph St. The drop-in sessioni will run from 4 10 8 p.m. wiîh brief overview preseniations ai 5 and 7 The. information that wiIl be presenîed ai the open bouses wiIl be available online Monday ai vwww.gta-west.com. Tim Forai cati be reached ai ifîran@mniltoncaiadiaichaîmpiofl.coml.