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North River Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment 45 South Front Street Belleville, Ontario K8N 2Y5 Tel: (613) 966-4243 Fax: (613) 966-1168 PROJECT FILE REPORT Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the North River Bridge on County Road 46 County of Peterborough July 2015 Submitted To: County of Peterborough 310 Armour Road Peterborough, Ontario K9H 1Y6 Project File Report for the North River Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment County of Peterborough Prepared by the Ainley Group July 2015 Prepared By: ______________________ ______________________ Scott Reynolds, B.Sc. (Env), EP Dr. Ramin Rameshni, P.Eng. Senior Environmental Planner Project Manager Ainley Group Ainley Group County of Peterborough North River Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Project File Report Executive Summary The County of Peterborough (the County) has retained the Ainley Group to undertake a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) for the North River Bridge, within the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen. This project has been classified as a Schedule ‘B’ undertaking in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011). This Project File Report was prepared in accordance with the MCEA guidelines, and documents the process involved in the selection of the recommended alternative solution for bridge rehabilitation/replacement. In accordance with a Schedule ‘B’ undertaking, Phase 1 and Phase 2 were carried out. Phase 1 requires identification of the problem/opportunity statement, while Phase 2 requires identifying existing conditions, carrying out an environmental screening, identifying preliminary alternative solutions and the preferred recommended solution, and consulting with the public and agencies on the project. A Public Information Centre was held on March 12, 2015 detailing options for the North River Bridge. Comments from agencies and the public were accepted, and those who requested to receive responses were answered. The North River Bridge is in generally poor condition, and the preliminary recommended solution is replacement with a pre-cast concrete rigid frame open-footing bridge. This is a cost effective solution addressing the problem and opportunity statements by improving safety conditions on the bridge, and ensuring that the bridge meets the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. The approximate cost for construction of the North River Bridge replacement is $970,000, with an expected construction duration of 10-12 weeks. The new bridge will be approximately 3-4 m wider, extending to the north of the existing structure. The expected service life of the new North River Bridge is approximately 75 years, and will be reinstated to the same two-lane traffic configuration as the existing structure. A single lane of traffic will be maintained throughout construction to convey traffic. A Notice of Study Completion is issued concurrently with the posting of the Project File Report on the public record, which will mark the beginning of the 30-day review period. If no concerns arise from the Notice and this Project File Report, the County may proceed to design and construction in accordance with a Schedule ‘B’ undertaking. Ainley Group Page i County of Peterborough North River Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Project File Report Table of Contents Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background and Purpose ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Study Area ................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Class EA Process ........................................................................................................ 2 2.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT ............................................................................................... 5 3.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ................................................................................................ 6 3.1 Structural ...................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Natural Environment ..................................................................................................... 6 3.2.1 Topography / Vegetation ....................................................................................... 7 3.2.2 Surface Water and Drainage ................................................................................. 8 3.2.3 Species at Risk ................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Socio-Economic ......................................................................................................... 10 3.3.1 Socio-Economic Structure ................................................................................... 11 3.3.2 Community, Traffic, and Emergency Services ..................................................... 11 3.3.3 Environmentally Sensitive Areas ......................................................................... 11 3.3.4 Noise ................................................................................................................... 11 3.3.5 Adjacent Land Use .............................................................................................. 12 3.3.6 Commercial Properties ........................................................................................ 12 3.4 Cultural, Heritage, and Archaeological Impacts .......................................................... 12 4.0 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................ 12 4.1 Alternative Solutions ................................................................................................... 12 4.1.1 “Do Nothing” Alternative ...................................................................................... 13 4.1.2 Rehabilitation of the Existing Bridge Alternative .................................................. 13 4.1.3 Replacement of the Bridge Alternative ................................................................ 13 4.2 Evaluation Criteria ...................................................................................................... 13 4.3 Evaluation of Alternative Solutions - Summary ........................................................... 18 4.4 Traffic Requirements .................................................................................................. 18 5.0 PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION ................................................................... 18 6.0 CONSULTATION ......................................................................................................... 19 6.1 Public Information Centre ........................................................................................... 20 7.0 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................. 20 7.1 Biophysical Environment ............................................................................................ 21 7.1.1 Erosion and Sediment Control ............................................................................. 21 7.1.2 Surface Water Contamination and Debris Accumulation ..................................... 21 7.1.3 Vegetation ........................................................................................................... 22 7.1.4 Wildlife and Bird Migration ................................................................................... 22 7.1.5 Environmentally Sensitive Areas ......................................................................... 23 Ainley Group Page ii County of Peterborough North River Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Project File Report 7.1.6 Fisheries and Associated Habitat ........................................................................ 23 7.1.7 Species At Risk (SAR) ........................................................................................ 25 7.2 Socio-Economic Environment .................................................................................... 25 7.2.1 Cultural and Heritage Resources......................................................................... 25 7.2.2 Noise ................................................................................................................... 26 7.2.3 Air Quality ........................................................................................................... 26 7.2.4 Adjacent Lands and Traffic Disruption ................................................................. 27 7.2.5 Emergency Spill Response ................................................................................. 27 8.0 APPROVALS SCHEDULE ........................................................................................... 27 9.0 CLOSURE .................................................................................................................... 28 10.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 29 Ainley Group Page iii County of Peterborough North River Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Project File Report List of Figures Figure 1 North River Bridge (November 2014) Figure 2 Key Map Figure 3 MCEA Process Flow Chart List of Tables Table 1 Information Request - Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Table 2 Evaluation
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