CITY OF PICKERING
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #2
Pedestrian Bridge Over Highway 401
Schedule 'C' Class Environmental Assessment

The City of Pickering is currently undertaking a Class Environmental Assessment for a pedestrian bridge that would provide a barrier free connection from the south side of Highway 401 at the Pickering GO Station to the north side of Highway 401 in the vicinity of the Pickering Town Centre. The Study is being conducted in compliance with Schedule C of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (June 2000), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

Public Open House #1 was held on October 19, 2005. Information was exchanged between the public, government agencies, other stakeholders, and the Project Team regarding the Study scope and issues, the problem/opportunity statement, alternative ways of crossing Highway 401, and the preferred solution of constructing a pedestrian bridge over Highway 401. Public Open House #2 will provide the public with an opportunity to review and discuss alternative design concepts and components for the pedestrian bridge, their evaluation, and related environmental considerations. This will assist the Project Team in determining what the bridge will look like (form and architectural features), how it will connect to grade at either end, and how it will operate (functional features, amenities, and green technologies). Public comments obtained at the meeting will be incorporated into the final Study recommendations and design decisions, which will be documented in an Environmental Study Report (ESR). It is anticipated that the ESR will be completed in early 2006, and a Notice of Completion will be published at that time.

Display material for the Study will be available for viewing in the Pickering City Hall Lobby from December 12 through 15, 2005.

The second Public Open House has been scheduled for:

Thursday December 15, 2005
Pickering City Hall Lobby
One The Esplanade, Pickering
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

• Display Material [PDF 683 kb]

Comments and information regarding this Class Environmental Assessment are being collected under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.