Notice of Study Commencement: Widening of Highway 35 from Highway 7 to Thunder Bridge Road

Notice of Study Commencement

Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study
For Replacement of Structures, Intersection Improvements, and Widening of Highway 35 from Two Lanes to Four/Five Lanes from Highway 7 to Thunder Bridge Road (G.W.P. 4062-23-00)

Issued: November 28, 2024

Note: This notice is being issued on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Egis; this is not a municipal project, please direct all comments and feedback to the contacts listed below.

The Project

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained Egis to carry out the Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for the replacement of structures, intersection improvements, and widening of Highway 35 from two lanes to four/five lanes from Highway 7 to Thunder Bridge Road, located in the City of Kawartha Lakes. A key map of the study area has been enclosed.

The Process

The Preliminary Design is following the approved planning process for a Group ‘B’ project in accordance with the Class EA for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000). The Preliminary Design will include the generation and evaluation of alternatives, based on technical and environmental factors for the following:

• Widening of Highway 35 to a four/five lane cross-section and intersection improvements from Highway 7 to Thunder Bridge Road for 3.8 km;
• Realignment of Highway 35 from Colborne Street West to Highway 7;
• Intersection improvements at Highway 35 and 7 and Highway 35 and Thunder Bridge Road;
• Removal of the Kent Street West former CNR Overhead Bridge, and
• Replacement of structural culverts.

Consultation will take place throughout the study. Two (2) In-Person Public Information Centres (PICs) will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to comment. Throughout the study, information will be updated on the Project Website at www.highway35widening.com

Upon completion of the Preliminary Design, a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) will be prepared. The TESR will document the existing conditions of the study area, the evaluation of the alternatives, and identify the preferred plan and commitments to future work. The TESR will be made available for a 30-day comment period at the completion of the Preliminary Design.

Comments

We encourage you to visit the Project Website at any time during the study for updates on this project. If you require further information please contact one of the project team members indicated below. Any comments or questions can be directed to one of the following project team members and are respectfully requested by December 27, 2024:

Ms. Laura Donaldson P.Eng.
Project Manager
Egis
516 O’Connor Drive
Kingston, ON K7P 1N3
Tel: 343-344-2635 or
Toll Free: 1-888-348-8991
E-mail: highway35widening.canada@egis-group.com

Mr. Brendan Bureau, P.Eng.
Senior Project Engineer
Ministry of Transportation Ontario
1355 John Counter Boulevard
Kingston, ON K7L 5A3
Tel: 613-449-2242
E-mail: Brendan.bureau@ontario.ca

Information collected will be used in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments become part of the public record. If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this project, please contact one of the Project Team members listed above.

Key Map of the Study Area: