City of St. Thomas

The City of St. Thomas is establishing a new industrial subdivision in the northeast.  To accommodate growth and development, and to provide access to this new subdivision, a new arterial road is needed. The new road will be a major arterial road that connects Centennial Avenue and Yarmouth Centre Road, as shown in the study area map. The City has now completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Major Arterial Roadway Connection between the existing intersection of the St. Thomas Expressway and Centennial Avenue easterly to Yarmouth Centre Road.

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View the Notice of completion here.

To view the study, please use the following links:

• Environmental Study Report - Major Arterial Roadway Connection
• Appendix A - Consultation Overview
• Appendix B - St. Thomas MAR Traffic Study
• Appendix C - Environmental Summary Report
• Appendix D - Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report
• Appendix E - Archaeology
• Appendix F - Geotechnical Investigation
• Appendix G - Noise Impact Assessment
• Appendix H - Air Quality Impact Assessment
• Appendix I - Roundabout Design Criteria
• Appendix J - Bridge 2D Model
  

The Class EA will consider options to address transportation and traffic needs of the corridor in consideration of ongoing and planned development.

This study is being carried out as a Schedule 'C' project under the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (March 2023, as amended), which is a planning process approved under Ontario's Environmental Assessment Act.

In identifying the recommended improvements, the study will consider technical and aesthetic requirements; as well as socio-economic; cultural heritage, and natural environmental factors.  Upon completion of study, as Environmental Study Report (ESR) will be prepared to document the Municipal Class EA planning and decision-making process and made available for a 30-day public review period.  A Notice of Completion will be issued at that stage.  The ESR will document the Class EA process from Phase 1 to Phase 4.

To provide comments, questions, or concerns on the materials, to join the project mailing list, or request a hard copy of the PIC#1material, contact below:

Nathan Bokma, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager Industrial Development City of St. Thomas [email protected] 545 Talbot St., PO Box 520 St. Thomas, ON  N5P 3V7

David O'Gorman Consultant Project Manager Arcadis IBI Group [email protected] 350 Oxford West Suite 203 London, ON  N6H 1T3

With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the the public record of study.