Notice: March 6, 2025

Notice of Public Consultation Centre (PCC) No. 4 (Rescheduled)

Line 8 Improvements from Barrie Street to Sideroad 10 and
Sideroad 10 from north of Line 8 to Reagens Industrial Parkway

Line 8, situated between Barrie Street and Sideroad 10, serves as a major arterial road, facilitating traffic flow and connecting adjacent local and collector roads to Simcoe County Road 10, Simcoe County Road 4, and the future Bradford Bypass. With the Town of Bradford anticipating significant growth, there is a projected increase in traffic congestion and a decline in service levels on Line 8. To address these challenges, and in alignment with the Town’s strategic plan to mitigate congestion, foster employment growth, enhance community and traffic safety, and upgrade existing infrastructure, improvements to Line 8 are being considered.

The Process

The project is being planned through the Schedule C process in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2023). Extensive public and technical agency consultations will be crucial in developing study recommendations. Preliminary project information and planning alternatives were presented at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Public Consultation Centres in December 2017, May 2019, and November 2019.

Between 2020 and 2022, the Town updated its Transportation Master Plan and conducted a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for improvements in the Holland Street downtown core. In the fall of 2021, the province committed to implementing the Bradford Bypass. Considering the new information from these studies, future traffic conditions on Line 8 were reassessed.

A 4th Public Consultation Centre (PCC) is being scheduled to present the updated information and a revised design concept for the preferred solution for Line 8. PCC#4 will be held as an informal “Open House” with materials pertaining to the study on display, and members of the project team on hand to answer questions and discuss issues related to the project.

Date: Monday March 24, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Bradford Community Hub, 177 Church Street, Bradford

If you would like more information prior to the public consultation centre or to be added to the study mailing list, please visit the Town’s website (www.townofbwg.com) and/or contact one of the following members of the Project Team:

Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
David Latarius, C.Tech., PMP, Project Manager, Capital Projects
T: 905-775-5366 ext. 2106
dlatarius@townofbwg.com

Planmac Engineering Inc
Brad Kalus, LEL, C.E.T., Consultant Project Manager
T: 647-523-9227
bkalus@planmac.com

This Notice was issued March 6, 2025.

Comments and information regarding this project are being collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of meeting environmental assessment requirements. Except for personal information, all comments received will become a part of the public record.