Over the past weeks, OTA has continued to send comments to the MTO and the consultants involved as plans move ahead on the four-laning of Highway 69 – G.W. P. 5205-06-00 from 2.9 Km North of Highway 522 to 4.6 Km North of Highway 607, the Preliminary Design and Environmental Assessment Studies for Operational Improvements to Highway 401/Kingston Road 38, Highway 401 / Highway 15 in the City of Kingston, and the Detailed Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study Highway 401 Reconstruction, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, County of Essex
As the province moves forward with infrastructure improvements across the province, OTA will continue to monitor the progress made and identify locations of strategic importance to the Ontario trucking industry. In the 2014 Ontario Budget, the Premier made additional commitments to infrastructure improvements including the dedication of at least a portion of the current fuel tax revenue to transportation and the establishment of two trust funds – one for transit in the GTHA and the other to meet the transportation needs, including for roads and bridges, in the rest of the province.
OTA’s primary objective is to keep the trucking industry on the minds of MTO, consulting agencies, and designers as these and other projects are undertaken by the province. If there is a project planned or underway near you that OTA should be aware of, please contact jonathan.blackham@ontruck.org
For a copies of recent OTA correspondence on these issues, please see below:
150212-letterOTA-Comments-Preliminary Design and EA -Highway 401-Kingston Rd 3
150310-Highway 401-kingston Road 38 – Highway 401 – Highway 15 in the City of Kingston.-Final