Teston Road transportation network project

Project summary

The Regional Municipality of York plans to improve the efficiency, safety and continuity of the Teston Road transportation network in Vaughan from:

• west of Highway 400 to east of Bathurst Street
• south of Major Mackenzie Drive to north of Kirby Road

The study will include a review of multiple east/west and north/south road networks as alternatives to the proposed project.

The Regional Municipality of York has entered an environmental assessment process for this project. This assessment will look at how the improvement project could impact the environment.

Learn more on the Regional Municipality of York’s website.

Proponent

The Regional Municipality of York

Location

City of Vaughan

Project type

Transportation

Reference number

17011

Contact

Dorothy Moszynski, Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch

• Tel: 416-314-3352
• Toll-free: 1-800-461-6290

Project history

Amended terms of reference: approved
Date submitted: October 12, 2018
Decision date: December 20, 2018

Terms of reference: submitted
Date submitted: June 7, 2018
Expiry of public comment period: July 6, 2018

Terms of reference

Read the amended terms of reference on the Regional Municipality of York’s website.

Notice of approval

Proponent: The Regional Municipality of York
EA file number: 17011

As provided for by subsection 6(4) of the Environmental Assessment Act, terms of reference, as submitted for approval to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on June 8, 2018 and revised with through the submission of an amended terms of reference dated October 12, 2018, is hereby approved.

Pursuant to subsection 6.1(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act, any environmental assessment for the above-noted undertaking, submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks pursuant to subsection 6.2(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act, must be prepared in accordance with the terms of reference as hereby approved.

Reasons

I am satisfied that an environmental assessment prepared in accordance with the amended terms of reference will be consistent with the purpose of the Environmental Assessment Act and the public interest for the following reasons:

1. The terms of reference provides that the environmental assessment will include an identification and evaluation of a reasonable range of alternative routes and that these alternative routes will be assessed during the environmental assessment process.
2. The terms of reference requires the proponent to implement a comprehensive consultation plan during the preparation of the environmental assessment. In addition, the Environmental Assessment Act requires consultation and documentation of the consultation during the preparation of the environmental assessment. As well, there will be additional opportunities for public and government agency consultation when the environmental assessment is submitted to the ministry.
3. The terms of reference provides that the environmental assessment will be prepared using a comprehensive public, Indigenous community and government agency consultation process that is open and transparent and in particular will include consultation on the selection and evaluation of alternative routes during the environmental assessment.
4. The terms of reference requires that the proponent meet the intent of the Environmental Assessment Act by providing for the identification of issues and concerns, and the preferred means of addressing them with due regard to adoption of environmental management, protection and mitigation measures.
5. There are no outstanding issues that have not been incorporated into the terms of reference or that cannot be addressed during the preparation of the environmental assessment.

Dated the 20^th day of December, 2018 at Toronto.

Original signed by:
Rod Phillips
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
77 Wellesley Street West, 11^th Floor, Ferguson Block
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2T5