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| Project Summary |
| Location: Centennial Drive Area |
| Budget: $457,000 for the Class EA and Detailed Design |
| Timeline: Class EA anticipated to be completed in 2019. |
| Current Status: The Environmental Study Report for the project is available for comments. Comments must be submitted by August 26, 2019. |
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Project Contact: Stan Martinello, Project Engineer I, City of Orillia, 705-325-2215, smartinello@orillia.ca |
Overview
| Background |
| The City of Orillia initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) and detailed design study in May 2016 for the proposed re-alignment of Centennial Drive to enhance traffic operations and to promote active transportation (walking, cycling, etc.) and vehicular traffic connectivity between the downtown core and the waterfront. This in turn furthers the objective of the Downtown Tomorrow Plan (Sept. 2012). A Public Information Centre (PIC No. 1) was held November 9, 2016 as part of Phase 2 of the Class EA process to present alternative solutions under consideration. Following that meeting and the receipt of public and agency input, the City authorized an expansion of the study area and scope of work in February 2017. |
| The Project |
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The initial scope of study included the re-alignment of Centennial Drive / Canice Street from Brant Street to Elgin Street and the extension of Coldwater Street from Front Street to Centennial Drive. This was expanded to include:
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| Public Information Centre No. 1A |
| Further to PIC No. 1 held in November 2016, a second meeting identified as PIC No. 1A was held to provide an update on the project and to revisit Phase 2 of the Class EA process and the alternative solutions developed to address the identified deficiencies. PIC No.1A was held on Thursday, November 9th, 2017. |
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Public Information Centre No. 2 |
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Following a review of comments received from PIC No. 1A, the City of Orillia has selected Alternative 3 (as presented at PIC 1A) as the Preferred Solution for Centennial Drive which proposes that the alignment of Centennial Drive generally follow the existing alignment between Mississaga Street East and Neywash Street and then curve to the west to follow the former railway right-of-way. The Preferred Solution selected to address the sanitary sewer servicing deficiencies proposes that a new pump station be constructed on the east side of Cedar Island Road. As part of Phase 3 of the Class EA process, a drop-in style Public Information Centre (PIC) was held in May 2018 to allow all interested parties an opportunity to review the alternative design concepts developed for the Preferred Solutions and to discuss the project further with the study team. Following a review of comments received from PIC No. 2, the City of Orillia has selected the preferred design for the project. Key components of the preferred design include:
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Environmental Study Report |
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The Environmental Study Report and the accompanying Notice of Completion have been published and are now available for review. Any comments and/or Part II Order requests are to be submitted as per instructions in the Notice of Completion, by August 26, 2019. Please note that is is a Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks requirement that any Part II Order requests should be made using the Part II Order Request Form. Environmental Study Report - Appendix A - F Environmental Study Report - Appendix G - I
Please note that the Environmental Study Report Appendices are large documents that may take a few minutes to load on your browser or mobile device. These documents are available at the City Centre and the Library for viewing. |
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Media Releases |
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Media Advisory - February 1, 2018 |
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