North-South Road Class EA – Phases 3 & 4
East-West Road Class EA- Phases 3 & 4
Project Updates
- February 2012 Newsletter: Waterdown Road Corridor / East-West Road Corridor
- The North-South Corridor Class EA Environmental Study Report (PW10010) was endorsed by Hamilton City Council on February 10, 2010.
- The East/West corridor Class EA Environmental Study Report (PW08063(b)) was endorsed by Hamilton City Council on June 23, 2010
- The staff reports (recommendations) were posted on the City of Hamilton Web site, accessible via a hyperlink from the committee's agenda on the Thursday afternoon prior to the Public Works Committee meeting. The Public Works Committee agenda can be found on the City Clerks Office Web pages.
Purpose of this Website
This website has been created in order to provide the public and other stakeholders with information and resources specific to the Waterdown / Aldershot Transportation Master Plan and to provide a one-window communication portal by which stakeholders can provide comments and/or register for upcoming Public Information Centres (PICs).
Project Description
The Waterdown/Aldershot Transportation Master Plan (WATMP) is being conducted by the City of Hamilton, the City of Burlington and Halton Region (the Project Partners). The Master Plan identifies a future transportation network that will service urban development in the community of Waterdown.
The Project Partners have finalized the Master Plan’s Phase 2 Final Report. which recommends a variety of measures to increase transportation capacity, including public transit, bicycle routes, transportation demand management and road improvements (see Figure 1 for preferred road capacity improvements).
Figure 1
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The Phase 2 Final Report examined all feasible alternatives to address the transportation network capacity deficiencies identified in Phase 1 of the Transportation Master Plan study update. Copies of the reports are available on the Study web site at:
a) www.hamilton.ca/WaterdownTMP;
b) City of Hamilton and Burlington offices;
c) Flamborough Municipal Centre; and
d) Local libraries within the study area.
The development of the Waterdown/Aldershot Transportation Master Plan is being carried out in accordance with the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MEA Class EA), a process which involves five distinct phases (see Figure 2):
Figure 2
Public Consultation
The Project Partners are committed to engaging the community throughout the process. The WATMP’s consultation plan has been designed to allow input from the public prior to key decision points. Public input is also welcome at any point throughout this project.
The Project Partners have retained Sally Leppard (Lura Consulting) as the project’s neutral community facilitator. Sally and her staff are available to assist you with enquiries, schedule meetings, and document the process. They can be reached at the telephone number and e-mail address noted below.
Project Partners
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Melanie Jajko
Project Manager
Planning & Economic Development Department
City of Hamilton
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Paul MacLoed P.Eng
Transportation and Infrastructure
Dillon Consulting Limited |
Andrew Head
Manager, Transportation Services
Halton Region
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Tom Eichenbaum P.Eng.
SeniorTransportationEngineer
City Of Burlington |
Contact Us
Please send any comments, questions, or concerns regarding the Waterdown / Aldershot Transportation Master Plan to:
Waterdown/Aldershot Transportation Master Plan Project Team
c/o Growth Management Division
Planning and Economic Development Department
City of Hamilton
71 Main Street West, 6th Floor
Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y5
Fax: 905-540-5611
Email: info@waterdown-aldershot.ca
Phone: 905-546-CITY (2489)
We look forward to continuing a productive dialogue with residents and businesses in the Waterdown/Aldershot area as we move forward to complete this transportation project.