Highway 7/12 currently travels through Downtown Brooklin in the Town of Whitby. The Town has initiated a Provincial Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine an alternative route(s) for the provincial traffic through the Brooklin area. The Study will evaluate alternative corridors and recommend a preferred plan to address both the local and provincial traffic needs of the Study Area.

In recognition of the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) ownership and control of existing Highways 7 and 12 and future alternative route(s), the Study is being conducted as a Group A EA Study under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000). The MTO Class EA Document permits the Town to act as the Proponent. The Study will complete all phases of the MTO Class EA Process by establishing the need and justification for the project, evaluating route alternatives and selecting a preferred plan with consideration of effects on the natural, social and cultural environments.

A draft Study Design Report is available on the Town’s website. The draft Study Design Report describes the study background, approach, and process, alternatives and public consultation program.

Online Public Consultation

When: June 24, 2020 to Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Where: connectwhitby.ca/highway-712-EA

Project Contacts

Steve Taylor, P.Eng | EA Project Manager | BT Engineering Inc. 9040 Leslie Street, Unit 218, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3M4 steve.taylor@bteng.ca | 905-709-4554

Paul Bumstead | Senior Project Manager | Town of Whitby 3050 Garden Street, Suite 102, Whitby, ON L1R 2G6 bumsteadp@whitby.ca | 905.430.5594

Attachments

• Highway 7/12 Alternative Route(s) EA Online Community Open House Notice