The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and Town of Cobourg (Town) have undertaken a Planning, Preliminary Design, and Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) Study for a new Highway 401 interchange with Nagle Road within the Town and the Township of Hamilton.
The Town initiated this study to develop a Recommended Plan for a new interchange to support the transportation objectives set forth in the Town’s Official Plan and future growth within the Cobourg East Community Secondary Plan area.
The Recommended Plan
Based on the findings of this Class EA Study, the Recommended Plan includes the following:
• Replacement of the existing Nagle Road bridge with a new, four-lane bridge including a sidewalk on the west side and a dedicated cycling lane on each side of the new bridge
• Construction of a new Parclo A2/Diamond interchange at Highway 401 and Nagle Road
• Widening of Nagle Road from two lanes to four lanes from approximately 400 m north and south of Highway 401.
The Recommended Plan may be constructed in several phases to accommodate bridge
rehabilitation/replacement needs and development growth. As part of the first phase, the new bridge may be constructed with only two vehicular lanes, with provision for widening the bridge in the future.
The timing of each phase will be dependent on the bridge condition and the actual timing of
development within the Cobourg East Development Plan area.
The Process
This study was completed as a “Group B” project under the Class EA for Provincial Transportation
Facilities (2000). A summary of the study process, including the identification and evaluation of
alternatives, the Recommended Plan, anticipated environmental impacts, proposed mitigation
measures, and consultation activities carried out as part of this study, has been documented within a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR), a copy of which is available for public comment between Monday, January 20, 2025, and Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
The TESR is available on the study website at (www.highway401cobourgcolborne.ca), and in person at the following location:
Town of Cobourg – Public Works Office
(south of Fire Hall on Boggs Road)
740 Division Street, Building #7, Northam Industrial Park
Cobourg, ON K9A 0H6
Tel: 905-372-9971
Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Comments
Interested persons may provide written comments to our study team. All comments and concerns can be sent directly to one of the following study team members:
Mr. Gregg Cooke, P.Eng.
Consultant Project Manager
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
200-835 Paramount Drive
Stoney Creek ON L8J 0B4
Tel: (905) 381-3227
Fax: (905) 385-3534
Call Collect: (905) 385-3234
Mr. Muhammad Waseem, P.Eng.
Area Manager Highway Engineering
Project Delivery East
Ministry of Transportation
1355 John Counter Boulevard,
Postal Bag 4000
Kingston ON K7L 5A3
Tel: (613) 449-2615
Toll-free: 1-800-267-0295 ext. 4701
Mr. Terry Hoekstra, C.E.T.
Deputy Director, Engineering
Public Works and
Engineering Division
Town of Cobourg
740 Division Street, Building 7
Cobourg ON K9A 0H6
Tel: (905) 372-9971 ext. 4371
You may also submit your comments to the study team via email at
comments@highway401cobourgcolborne.ca. It would be appreciated if all comments could be
received by Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Requests to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
In addition, a Section 16 Order request may be made to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e., requiring comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g., requiring further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Indigenous and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester’s contact information and full name, as well as the project and proponents’ names.
Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for additional conditions or a
request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent,
mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts on Indigenous and treaty rights, and any information
about efforts to date to discuss and resolve concerns, and in support of the statements in the request.
This will ensure that the ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request.
The request should be sent in writing or by email to the following as well as to the project contacts
above:
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
Minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director
Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation
and Parks
135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
EABDirector@ontario.ca
Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Act and the Access to Information Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will
become part of the public record.
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