the ncc's presentation of the proposed interprovincial bridge at kettle island
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Interprovincial CrossingsEnvironmental Assessment StudyPhase 2B
Ottawa Transportation Committee
June 5, 2013Interprovincial CrossingsEnvironmental Assessment Study
Mr. Andr Leduc, ing., M. ing.Project Manager
GENIVAR
Mr. Raynald Ledoux, Ing., M.Sc.A.Project Director
Roche Limited
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Meeting Purpose
z Review Evaluation Process, Results, Sensitivity Testing
z Present Technically Recommended Corridor
z Present Fairness Auditors Report
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Agenda1. Background and Study Area
2. Evaluation Methodologies and Results
3. Technically Recommended Corridor
4. Fairness Auditors Report5. Round 3 Public Consultation Summary of Results
6. Next Steps
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1.1 Backgrounder
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The study is a project funded equally and directed by the Ministries of
Transport of Ontario and Quebec as well as the NCC since it began in 2006.
The cities of Ottawa and Gatineau are providing technical support.
The five organizations are part of the Study Team and the Study Steering
Committee.
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1.1 Background (continued)
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Phase 1 and Phase 2A (Completed)
Phase 1 verified the need and justification for a new interprovincial crossing
and assessment of several different solutions, technologies, and corridors.
Phase 2A prepared a Scoping Document to direct a federal environmental
assessment (EA); and a Study Design Report describing the activities to beundertaken in Phase 2B.
Phase 2B
Phase 2B will complete the EA:
Round 1: Priorities and Values
Round 2: Corridor-specific Input Round 3: Ranked Corridor Input We are here
Round 4: Review of EA Study Report and Preliminary Design
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1.1 Backgrounder (continued)
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The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) made a decision in 1999 for the removal of
King Edward Avenue and Rideau Street from the regional truck route network
as soon as a new bridge is built in the East in order to limit the impacts of trucks
circulating in downtown Ottawa. This decision has been integrated into Ottawas
Official Plan.
Following a Ottawa City resolution, several options ranging from status quo (No
Truck Prohibition, i.e., the current regulation) to full prohibition (a.k.a. truck
ban) in the downtown area have been incorporated in Phase 2B with the Study
Design Report Addendum 1 developed in Phase 2A.
In 2009, the Ville de Gatineau adopted resolution CM-2009-48, which
expressed the City Councils opposition to transferring all truck traffic from theMacdonald-Cartier Bridge to the new corridor, and asking the City of Ottawa to
maintain the truck route designation on King Edward Avenue.
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1.2Study Area
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2.1 Evaluation Methodologies
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Two evaluation methods were utilized to determine the Technically Recommended
Corridor (TRC).
Pair-wise Comparison (primary weighted method):
Preference relationships with respect to each evaluation factor and sub-factorwere determined. The relative importance of these preferred relationships were
taken into account through weighting. This methodology used both qualitative
and quantitative measurements.
Reasoned Argument (second method for validation )
Corridors were ranked based upon an examination of the relative differences innet impacts.
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Evaluation Committee Corridor Ranking
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2.2 Evaluation Results (continued)
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- Corridor 5: Kettle Island (monte Paiement)
- Corridor 6 : Lower Duck Island (Lorrain Boul.)
- Corridor 7 : Gatineau Airport / McLaurin Bay
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2.2 Evaluation Results (continued)
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The stacked bars
representation adds
the weight of each
factor group for
which a corridor
scores a better
performance
compared to the
other.
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2.2 Evaluation Results (continued)
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The stacked bars
representation adds
the weight of each
factor group for
which a corridor
scores a better
performance
compared to the
other.
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2.2 Evaluation Results (continued)
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The stacked bars
representation adds
the weight of each
factor group for
which a corridor
scores a better
performance
compared to the
other.
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Sensitivity Analysis
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To validate the weighting exercise a
sensitivity testing program was
undertaken to determine how
sensitive the evaluation is withrespect to the deviation of the
assigned weights (i.e. would the result
have changed if a perspective of
importance were used from a
committee member that was higher or
lower than the group average). Thisensures greater confidence in the
selection process.
2.2 Evaluation Results (continued)14
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Reasoned Arguments Results (Overall Factor Group Summary)
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Reasoned Arguments Results (Overall Factor Group Summary)
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Corridor 5 was recommended from the ECs perspective because it
performs very well for the most valued factor groups:
Traffic and Transportation;
Natural Environment;
Economic Environment; Land Use and Property; and
Costs.
Corridor 5 also performs moderately for Social Environment (it could not be
preferred compared to Corridor 7 - Community Impacts) and for Water Use
and Resources (risk to the Gatineau plant - considered manageable, spills
can be captured by the stormwater management system).
2.2 Evaluation Results - Highlights18
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Corridor 6 was judged the least preferred by the EC: it performed
moderately for some of the most valued factor groups (Traffic and
Transportation, Natural Environment) but is least preferred for Land Use
and Costs but mostly Social which is considered to have high not mitigable
impacts (high number of buyouts and severe community disruption).
Corridor 7 was judged also the least preferred by the EC: it performed
poorly for Traffic and Transportation, Natural Environment, Land Use and
Property and Costs. Although this corridor was preferred for Social
Environment (in the absence of any established communities) and Water
Use and Resources (furthest downstream of Gatineau Water Treatment
Plant intake) these were not considered to be as significant factors in this
evaluation.
2.2 Evaluation Results Highlights (continued)19
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3. Technical Recommendation - Corridor 5
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Bridge design features common to Corridors 5, 6 and 7 at ultimate :
One reserved lane for transit in each direction;
Two lanes of traffic (non-commercial vehicles and trucks) in each direction;
Multi-use pathways (pedestrians and cyclists) on both sides (one in each direction);
Median separating opposing traffic;
Left and right turning lanes at intersections where needed on land sections.
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3. TechnicalRecommendation
Corridor 5
Conceptual view of the Ottawa River from the Qubec shoreline
Conceptual view of Monte
Paiement looking south
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3. Technical RecommendationCorridor 5
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Conceptual view of Aviation Parkway looking
south, toward Hemlock Road
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4. Fairness Auditor Conclusion
The NCC retained a Fairness Auditor who has reported on the openness,
fairness, integrity, transparency and impartiality of the process. The
Fairness Auditor has reported that:
It is our opinion that the evaluation process we observed was carried out in
compliance with the methodology described in the Evaluation Methodology
Report, and the process was conducted in an equitable, credible, defendable
and traceable manner that was in the broad public interest.
In accordance with its mandate, the Fairness Auditor observed the conduct
of the evaluation process of the Environmental Assessment Study, Phase
2B, related to the selection of a corridor for a future interprovincial crossing in
the National Capital Region.
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5. Round 3 Public Consultation Summary of Results
As of June 3rd, 2013:
z May 27th Shenkman Arts Centre (Orleans)
167 people registered (182 people were counted)
85 comment sheets received at Open House
1 petition was handed in at the Open House, signed by 15 residents
z May 30th Maison du Citoyen (Gatineau)
15 people registered
3 comment sheets received at Open House
z 10 comments (all via e-mail) have been received since May 15th, 2013
z 98 Total Comment Sheets / Emails Receivedz 321 Total Comments
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Types of Concerns:z Technically Related Issues : 123 comments (38%)
Noise / Vibration: 21 comments
Impact to Communities: 20 comments
Montfort Hospital: 13 comments
Costs: 14 comments
Air Quality / Emissions: 10 comments
Urban Sprawl/Land Use: 8 comments
Social: 7 comments
Human Health / Safety: 7 comments
Recreation: 7 comments
Property: 5 comments
Cultural & Heritage: 4 comments
Documentation: 3 comments
Political: 2 comments
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6. Next Stepsz Study Steering Committee endorsement of TRC (Decision 1) : July 2013
z EA Study Report and Preliminary Detailed Design of TRC: Summer-Fall
2013
z Round 4 Consultation: Fall 2013
z Present EA Study Report and project to the NCC Board, City of Ottawaand Ville de Gatineau: Fall 2013
z Study Steering Committee and the NCC Board endorsement (Decision 2)
of the Recommended Project: Winter 2013
z Proceed and seek environmental authorities approvals for the project:
2014
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Questions
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