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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 22 ,2 01 8 | 4 NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #1 407 Transitway West of Brant Street to West of Hurontario Street Regional Municipalities of Halton and Peel Ontario Ministry of Transportation THE PROJECT The Ontario Ministry of TransportationTransportationT (MTO) is conducting a study for the 407 TransitwayTransitwayT from west of Brant Street in the City of Burlington to west of Hurontario Street in the City of Mississauga. The 407 TransitwayTransitwayT includes a two-lane, fully grade separated transit facility on an exclusive right-of-way, running along the Highway 407 Corridor.Corridor.Corridor The transitway facility will consist of 43 km of runningway and a number of stations. Subject to the outcome of the study, the 407 TransitwayTransitwayT will be implemented initially as Bus Rapid TransitTransitT (BRT) with the opportunity to convert to Light Rail TransitTransitT (LRT) in the future. This 43 km segment forms part of the 150 km long high-speed interregional facility planned to be ultimately constructed on a separate right-of-way that parallels Highway 407 from the City of Burlington to Highway 35/115, with stations, parking and access connections. This transitway is a component within the officialofficialof plans of the stakeholder municipalities and of the Province's commitment to support transit initiatives in the Greater Golden Horseshoe through the Metrolinx Regional TransportationTransportationT Plan. THE PROCESS The environmental impact of this transit project will be assessed in accordance with the TransitTransitT Project Assessment Process (TPAP)(TPAP)(TP as prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08, TransitTransitT Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings. As part of the TPAPTPAPTP ,AP,AP an Environmental Project Report (EPR) will be prepared. The study is currently in the pre-TPAPe-TPAPe-TP Phase. The Notice of Commencement for the formal 120-day consultation and documentation TPAPTPAPTP period as well as the notice regarding the release of the final EPR will be published separately in local newspapers at a later time. All information produced as part of this study is available at www.407transitway.com..407transitway.com..407transitway PUBLIC INFORMATIONINFORMATIONINFORMA CENTRE (PIC) #1 PIC #1 includes a review of existing conditions as well as an examination of potential alignments and station locations. PIC #1 will be held at the following two locations: Date: WednesdayWednesdayW , November 28, 2018 Time: 4:00 P.M.P.M.P - 8:00 P.M.P.M.P Location: Vic Johnston Community Centre Hall, 335 Church Street, Mississauga Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 Time: 4:00 P.M.P.M.P - 8:00 P.M.P.M.P Location: Mainway Recreation Centre, 4015 Mainway, Burlington The PIC will be an informal drop-in centre. Members of the public, landowners, agencies and other interested parties are encouraged to participate actively in the study by attending consultation activities. MTO staffstaffstaf and their consultants will be on hand to answer any questions and to receive your input. A second PIC is being planned later in this study, which will present the preferred alignment and station locations. Notification of the second PIC will be published in this newspaper.newspaper.newspaper COMMENTS WeWeW are interested in hearing any comments that you may have about this study. Comments and information regarding this study are being collected to assist the study team in meeting the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. Information will be collected in accordance with the FreedomFreedomFr of InformationInformationInfor and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Please send any comments or requests to any of the following: Graham DeRose MTO Project Manager Ministry of Transportation,Transportation,T Central Region Planning & Design Section 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue,Avenue,A 4th Floor TorTorT onto, ON M3M 0B7 tel: 416-235-5255 fax: 416-235-3576 e-mail: graham.derose@ontario.ca Chris Bishop Consultant Project Manager Parsons 625 Cochrane Drive, Suite 500 Markham, ON L3R 9R9 tel: 905-917-3201 e-mail: chris.bishop@parsons.com Larry Sarris, MCIP,MCIP,MCIP RPP MTO Senior Environmental Planner Ministry of Transportation,Transportation,T Central Region Environmental Section 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue,Avenue,A 3rd Floor TorTorT onto, ON M3M 0B7 tel: 416-235-6701 fax: 416-235-3446 e-mail: larry.sarris@ontario.ca Grant KauffmanKauffmanKauf Consultant Environmental Planner LGL Limited 22 Fisher Street, P.O.P.O.P Box 280 King City, ON L7B 1A6 tel: 905-833-1244 fax: 905-833-1255 e-mail: gkauffman@lgl.comgkauffman@lgl.comgkauf If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project TeamTeamT members listed above. 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