The Town of Ajax yesterday announced it has initiated an addendum to the original 2016 Environmental Assessment (EA) Study completed for the Hunt Street Extension. Based on the current timeline, the study is expected to be completed in September 2023.
The extension would also provide an additional route to access the GO station, which is a congestion hot spot during peak commuter periods.
“The extension of Hunt Street from its current terminus west to Westney Road has long been viewed by the Town of Ajax as an important piece of infrastructure to aid connectivity in the downtown,” said a town statement.
The extension has been envisioned as a complete street with active transportation facilities and would provide a more comfortable east-west route for active transportation travel than other currently existing options.
The Town of Ajax completed the Hunt Street Extension Feasibility Study in March 2022. The Feasibility Study revisited previous work conducted by others to consider the new vision that the town has for the downtown area where the extension would be constructed.
The study reaffirmed the importance of this connection from a mobility perspective to improve connectivity and help relieve congestion along parallel roads.
Based on the findings of the Feasibility Study, the tTown has initiated the addendum.