Public urged to comment on GTA West Corridor proposal

June 30, 2015 · 0 Comments

By Mark Pavilons
Nobleton’s councillor is urging the public to review and comment on the proposed provincial GTA West Corridor.
The planned 400-series highway will run south of Nobleton, and Councillor David Boyd is stressing this could have a “substantial impact” on the village and King Township overall.
Stage 2 of the review is focusing on identifying the route and developing the preliminary design for the new transportation corridor. The new corridor will extend from Highway 400 (between Kirby Road and King-Vaughan Road) in the east to the Highway 401/407 ETR interchange area in the west, and will feature a 400-series highway, a transitway, and potential goods movement priority features.
According to Boyd, Route option F7 directs this highway close the King-Vaughan Townline in near proximity to Nobleton.
There are two other options, 7E and 7D, that are farther south by Kirby Road, which situates the highway closer to Kleinburg and possibly reduced the impact on Nobleton, the councillor pointed out.
“This could help ease some of our traffic issues, but it needs to stay south. One of the primary proposes of the highway is to service Vaughan’s growing industrial sector’s transportation demands. It’s important to let it be known that we recommend that the highway should be kept closer to Vaughan,” Boyd said.
Your comments are essential. He’s asking residents to take the time to read this important information and submit a response by July 31.
Visit http://www.gta-west.com/contact.php
This project is currently at the environmental assessment stage. Not all projects that are studied come to fruition and the project is not currently funded past this stage. More details can be found at http://www.gta-west.com/ea-process.html.