Building on the approved Environmental Assessment (EA) for new Highway 7 from Kitchener to Guelph, MTO initiated the Detailed Design phase for the new Grand River Bridges. This design work followed the approved environmental planning process for Group ‘A’ projects under the Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000).
Phase 2 – New Highway 7 Grand River Bridges
This Detailed Design study builds on the information collected during the previous planning, Preliminary Design and Initial Design phases of the EA. A Design and Construction Report (DCR) has been prepared to document the Detailed Design of the two new Grand River Bridges and associated environmental mitigation measures. The DCR will be made available for a 30-day public review period from September 27, 2023 to October 26, 2023.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the Detailed Design alternatives and develop the preferred Detailed Design plan for the Phase 2 – Grand River Bridges. This builds on the EA approved plan documented in the Highway 7 Kitchener to Guelph Amendment to the Environmental Assessment Report 1997 (2004) and the Highway 7 New Transportation Environmental Study Report to Amend the Individual Environmental Assessment (2012).
