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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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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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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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.

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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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The NCC's presentation of the proposed interprovincial bridge at Kettle Island