What's New

Summer 2011

The NGTA Project Team is continuing the planning and environmental assessment study for the Niagara to GTA Corridor. Consultation with the public and our stakeholders provided strong support for the recommendations to enhance transit service and improve the performance of the existing transportation system. The feedback that we received regarding highway expansion options has provided a rationale for further analysis. Therefore the Ministry of Transportation is proceeding to undertake additional work, including meeting with local municipal officials, regulatory agency staff and the public. This additional analysis will consider all impacts of the highway expansion options – economic, community and natural environment.

Spring 2011

We are pleased to inform you that the draft multi-modal Transportation Development Strategy (draft Strategy) has been released for review and comment. Please visit the Reports page to view the draft Strategy, and feel free to Contact Us if you have any comments on the report. A brief presentation that summarizes the draft Strategy recommendations and next steps has also been prepared. To view this presentation, please click here.

Beginning March 14, 2011 the report will also be available at main branches of libraries and local and regional municipal offices within Niagara, Hamilton and Halton. Please click here for a list of review locations.

The draft Strategy will be available for a 90-day review period (ending June 6, 2011). All of the comments submitted during the review period will be evaluated and if applicable, incorporated into the report. Comments received following the review period will be taken into consideration and included as a part of the public record.

Please note that there have been changes to the recommendation in the West Area presented at PIC #4. Given the demonstrated need for additional roadway capacity, the complexity and inter-relationship of the environmental, social, and economic factors in this area and in response to the stakeholder feedback received during and subsequent to the fourth round of Public Information Centres regarding these factors, it has been determined that more focused analysis and assessment should be undertaken to better understand and compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of the transportation options and corridor alternatives in the Halton-Hamilton area.

Revised West Area Recommendation

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Please be advised that as of March 1, 2011 there has been a change to the MTO project management team. John Slobodzian and Eric Flora will be joining the team. John will be the MTO Project Coordinator and Eric will be the MTO Assistant Project Coordinator.