Tuesday Feb 16th, at the Regular Meeting of Council, council received correspondence from Dillon Consulting Limited updating us on the Highway 3 Expansion Project.
NOTICE OF COMPLETION – DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REPORT Detail Design and Class Environmental Assessment for the Highway 3Widening in the Town of Essex From 0.8 km west of Ellis Side Road easterly to 2.2 km east of Essex County Road 23
The Project:
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has retained Coco Paving Inc.(Coco) and Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) to complete the Design-Build (DB)contract for the Class Environmental Assessment (EA), detail design and construction of the Highway 3 Widening in the Town of Essex.The project was completed following the Class Environmental Assessment (EA)for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) as a Group ‘B’ undertaking. It is anticipated that, subject to approvals, construction will begin in 2021 and will be completed in 2023.
To allow construction to move ahead in an expedited manner, three construction contracts will be produced. Prior to each of the three construction contracts, a Design and Construction Report (DCR) will be prepared to document environmental impacts and mitigation measures required for construction.The DCR for Contract 1 has been prepared and is now available for public review, as outlined below. The Contract 1 DCR outlines the design of the project and environmental mitigation measures and monitoring provisions that have been incorporated into the construction contract.The DCR will be available for a 30-day comment period between January 28,2021, and March 1, 2021, at the project website: www.hwy3.ca
