The Regional Municipality of Durham is initiating a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the reconstruction and widening of Hopkins Street (Regional Road 36) in Whitby.
The impacted area is from Consumers Drive (Regional Road 25) to Dundas Street to include a two-way centre turning lane and a grade separation at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail corridor.
The Hopkins Street widening was identified in the Durham Transportation Master Plan 2017 (TMP) as the preferred solution to address operational deficiencies, road safety, active transportation infrastructure and increasing traffic volumes, said a region statement.
Phase 1 (Identify the Problem or Opportunity) and Phase 2 (Identify Alternative Solutions and Establish the Preferred design solution) of the MCEA planning process were satisfied through the TMP and reconfirmed through background work conducted for this study. The TMP is available at durham.ca/TMP.
The next part of this study is to present preferred design solution for the reconstruction, and two-way centre left-turn lane widening of Hopkins Street including intersection modifications and a proposed grade separation within the study area.
Public Information Centre
A Public Information Centre was scheduled for June 10. Starting June 11, the material presented at the PIC was to be posted at durham.ca/HopkinsStreetEA.
Residents are asked to review the PIC material and submit comments using the comment form that will be available on the website. Comments are requested by July 9.