The third round of public information centres will be held to invite people to review and comment on the transportation alternatives under consideration in the Greater Toronto West west corridor – and the decision could have a local effect.
One of the options denotes a highway through the lower portion of Erin, curving up through Guelph-Eramosa, and over to Guelph.
There is also a separate option that denotes a bypass around the village of Erin (and all of the settlement areas along the former Highways 124 and 7) as a four lane highway.
That is being considered as an alternative to constructing a highway.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has initiated stage one of the formal environmental assessment for the GTA west corridor to support the transportation objectives of the provincial growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe by providing for efficient movement of people and goods.
The purpose of the study is to examine long-term transportation problems and opportunities and consider alternative solutions to provide better linkages between urban growth centres in the GTA west corridor preliminary study area.
The project team has recently developed and assessed a range of transportation options to address the identified problems and opportunities in the corridor.
The date for local residents to attend a meeting is Nov. 30, at the River Run Centre’s Canada Company Hall, 35 Woolwich Street, in Guelph from 4 to 8pm.
The project team will be available to discuss the study and to respond to questions or concerns.
Should you require further information, contact Jin Wang, project coordinator with the MTO, at 905-704-2117, or Neil Ahmed, the consultant project manager with McCormick Rankin Corporation, at 905-823-8500.
Or contact the officials through a toll-free number: 1-877-522-6916 or via the project website: www.gta-west.com.
