Public Information Centre #2 - Oakville Transit Bus Garage Construction

Following Town of Oakville Council approval in principle of the 2007 Transit Facilities Strategy, the Town has retained Giffels Associates Limited / IBI Group to prepare the Oakville Transit Bus Garage Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design.

This strategy identifies a need to acquire a new site and construct a new single facility that provides all essential functions including administration, operations, maintenance and storage. The preferred new location is at 430 Wyecroft Road in the Town's central industrial area south of the QEW. The ability to maintain existing service quality is being compromised and there is no opportunity for further growth of transit services at the current location.

The 2007 Transit Facility Strategy emphasises the need to commence the design and construction of the facility subject to budget approval. Funding has now been allocated by Town Council for land acquisition, project planning and design. The Town must complete an environmental assessment for transit projects before constructing the planned facility.

The purpose of this second public information centre is to present the preferred site and floor plan of the proposed transit facility detailing administrative, operational, maintenance and storage functions.

Any environmental impacts of this planned facility expansion on the study area are being assessed in the environmental assessment in accordance with the transit project assessment process required by Ontario Regulation 231/08.

More information
Information on this environmental assessment is available to the public at the Oakville Transit website or by contacting the following project representatives:

Ms. Saher Fazilat
Project Manager, New Construction
Town of Oakville
1225 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, ON  L6J 5A6
905-845-6601, ext. 3620
sfazilat@oakville.ca

Mr. Don Drackley, MCIP, RPP
Senior Associate, Giffels Associates Limited/IBI Group
379 Queen Street South
Kitchener, ON  N2G 1W6
519-745-9455, ext. 1302
ddrackley@ibigroup.com

All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this project are being collected to assist the Town of Oakville in making a decision. Under the Municipal Act, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to the person indicated above.

Notice first posted June 3, 2009.