Beginning Monday (Feb. 5), Transportation Environmental Study Reports for the Talbotville Bypass and the twinning of Hwy. 3 will be available online.
The major realignment of area highways is to accommodate truck traffic to and from the PowerCo EV battery plant scheduled to open in 20027.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation advises of the completion of the preliminary design, detail design and Class Environmental Assessment study related to the widening of Hwy. 4 and the proposed Talbotville Bypass and twinning of Hwy. 3.
According to the recommendations, the work would include:
- Construction of a new Talbotville Bypass from Hwy. 4 to Hwy. 3 at Ron McNeil Line
- The twinning of Hwy. 3 from Ron McNeil Line to Centennial Avenue which would require twinning the bridge over Kettle Creek
- Construction of two additional lanes on Hwy. 4 from Clinton Line to the new Talbotville Bypass
- Construction of a roundabout at Hwy. 4 connecting to the Talbotville Bypass, a partial cloverleaf interchange at Ron McNeil Line/Wonderland Road and a partial cloverleaf interchange at Wellington Road
- Improvements to the interchange at Hwy. 3 and First Avenue
- Realignment of Clinton Line/Longhurst Line at the Hwy. 4 intersection
Transportation Environmental Study Reports for the Talbotville Bypass and the twinning of Hwy. 3 are available online at http://www.highway3elgin.ca for public comment.
The reports will remain open for comment until March 5.
