aq g s a s & 3 (e} = s fy 2 insidehalton.com 2 BNEWS PROPOSAL COULD SEE BORDER UNDERPASS FINISHED SOONER DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Oakville eset has sap The timeline ProjectCo is proposing would grade separation anne ed in mid-2026, however, to chieve this a 14-moni There will also be track closures during this period for two consecutive week- nds. The 14-month closure of report that the traffic pacts of an extended ‘tem. porary closure of this sec- tion of Burloak Drive were reviewed and are consid- could see the parca road closure is required, Burloak Drive is expected ered acceptable. of the Burloak Drive grade eginning in mid-2024. to begin June 2024 and con- is point, it separation ct leted The road closure will fine until August 2025. clear if the new xeaule sooner, however, with that impact Burloak Drive from ote 10-day beri of the will result in financial sav- Metrolinx ilustration = comes an earlier and lon- | Wyecroft Road to Superior is ings inaddition to the earli- Ani illustration of the future Burloak Drive road under rai 8 gers road closure. urt. aseney for ined March to er completion timeline. lerpass. the Tuesday, Under this plan resi- April 2025 period for track The project, which is be- oct. 11 council meeting dentscanalsoexpectsome relocation following the ing completed by Oakville be approved by Burlington tween Metrolinx and Pro- councillors heard thatcon- lane closures between constructionoftherailway in partnership with Bur- City Council before it is jectCo as the work is being struction contractor Pro- April 2023 and March 2024 bridge. lington and Metrolinx, is traly accepted. organized by Metrolinx. jectCo has proposed an al- as the early work for the Jill Stephen, the town's expected to cost $177 mil- the meeting She said she would re- ternative timeline for the project gets underway. director of Transportation _ lion. snd 1 councillor Sean port back to council on grade separation construc- A10-day closure of Bur- and Engineering n noted in The town's share of O'Meara asked if there these se possibilities. tion. loak Drive and the pedes- her report that the revised __ those costs will be $16 mil- performance-based Burloak Drive Previously the project trian path can also be ex- plan eliminates the need _ lion. incentives for work being erates separation is consid- called for a 12-month clo- pected between late March for the construction ofade- In her report Stephen completed fast and eredacritical mobility pro- sure of Burloak Drive be- 2024andearly April2024as __ tour road east of the exist- recommended council ap- thereby yielding a ‘shorter ject to support rail, road, ginning in mid-2026, with the tracks and rail signals ing Burloak Drive align- ie new timeline, road closure. transit and active trans- the project scheduled for are relocated to the diver- which it ultimately did. Stephen noted the de- portation within, through, completion for mid-2027. sion track alignme! meohe also stated in this The timeline must also tails of the contract arebe- to and from Oakville. QF oakvitte oakville.ca Hl ¥ Fall loose leaf collection Dundas Street Oakville as follows: October 24 - December 2, 2022 Loose leaves will be collected from designated areas in October 24-28 1,2,3,7 October 31-November 4 4,5,6,8 November 7-11 1,2,3,7 November 14-18 4,5,6,8 (A) November 21-25 1,2,3,7 (B, C) Novemver 28-December 2 4,5,6,8 Collection guidelines * Collection may occur any time during a scheduled week. To ensure your leaves are collected, put them out by 7 a.m. on the first day of collection in your zone. To help keep leaves from blowing around your neighbourhood, please do not put out leaves more than seven days before the first day of a scheduled week for your zone. * Place all loose leaves on the boulevard or on the shoulder, not over catch basins, in bicycle lanes or in the ditches in front of your house. Ensure leaves are free of garbage or other yard waste materials such as brush, branches, large twigs or stones. Contaminated piles of leaves or leaves put out after the pickup dates will not be collected. Homeowners are responsible for removing uncollected leaves. Winston Churchill Boulevard Bagged leaf service Halton Region collects bagged leaves and yard waste on the same day as regular garbage pickup. This is a separate program from the Town of Oakville’s loose leaf collection. Visit halton.ca for more information on your waste collection schedule. For more information on Oakville’s fall loose leaf collection, contact ServiceOakville at 905-845-6601 (TTY 905-338-4200) or visit oakville.ca. New in 2022 Areas adjacent to mature woodlots (highlighted in red on the map), will receive collection as part of expansion areas.