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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD-150-90 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Y-4 O 1 .GPA REPORT File Res. # By-Law # METING: General Purpose and Administration Committee DATE: April 23, 1990 REPORT #: PD- 150-90 FILE #: S[JB,JECT: HIGHWAY 401 - PRELIMINARY DESIGN BROCK ROAD TO COURTICE ROAD RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD-150-90 be received; 2 . THAT the Ministry of Transportation be advised that the Town of Newcastle endorses the preliminary design for a ten land (5+5) freeway system for Highway 401 to Courtice Road and the reconstruction of the Courtice Road interchange with a Parclo A4 configuration previously shown as Alternative U. 3 . THAT the Ministry of Transportation be advised that the Town of Newcastle requests the incorporation of a pedestrian/bikeway linkage related to the valleylands of the Tooley's Creek. 4 . THAT the Ministry of Transportation and the Region of Durham be forwarded a copy of Report PD-150-90 . 1. At the December 11, 1989 meeting of Council, correspondence was received for information from Mr. P. Shaver of the Ministry of Transportation (Attachment #1) . At that time the Ministry submitted to the Town, the Environmental Technical Report No. 2 on the Phase 2 of the Preliminary Design Study for the widening of Highway 401 from Brock Road to Courtice Road. The said report summarized the results of the Public Information Centres held in October of 1989 . REPORT NO. : PD- 150-90 PAGE 2 2 . The Ministry staff is seeking a resolution from Town Council on the proposed preliminary design presented at the Public Information Centres . 3 . Council previously considered the various alternatives for the Courtice Road interchange presented in Report PD-245-89 (Attachment #2) . At its meeting of October 16 , 1989 Council adopted a resolution endorsing Alternative #3, being the technically preferred alternative. The preliminary design scheme indicates a Parclo A4 interchange with a 1989 construction cost of $5 . 1 million. This would provide the greatest capacity possible at the interchange. The South Service Road would be relocated when traffic volumes warrant. 4 . The Ministry is requesting that the Town reaffirm its earlier endorsement of the preliminary design for the Highway 401 widening and the Courtice Road interchange. Accordingly, staff have prepared this report for Council's consideration. 5 . Staff have also given further consideration to the potential for future waterfront development in South Courtice. In this regard, Highway 401 represents a major barrier. It will be important to provide for access from residential areas in Courtice to the waterfront recreation areas including the Darlington Provincial Park. Accordingly, it is recommended that the final design for the Highway 401 widening incorporate the design of a major pedestrian/bikeway linkage related to the Tooley Creek valley system. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation t o o C �ami tt ee d A r f Franklin Wu, M.C. I.P. Lawrence/B. Kotseff Director of Planning Chief Adfiii ,,istrative and Development Officer FW*df *Attach 3 April 1990 G 59 / 1 U COUNCIL INFORMATION I-11 Ministry Ministere of des Attachment # 1 Transportation Transports Ontario Mplenhone No! 215-5520 Planning & Design Central Region 1201 Wilson Avenue Atrium Tower, 5th Floor M3M 3,78 December 1, 1989 Mrs. P. Barrie Clerk '- -. ---- -. ..-------:. .----� Corporation of the Town of Newcastle 40 Tenperanoe Street Bowmanville, Ontario G I1C 3A6 Dear Madam: B IC BM 401 WIEENIM - PRELIMINARY DESIGN - BROCK ROAD TO ODURTICE RD1AD We enclose for Council's information our Environmental Technical Paper No. 2 "Results of October 3-12, 1989 Public Information Centres: Phase 2- Preliminary Design". These drop-in centres constituted the last in a series of information sessions designed to advise all study participants of the recommended preliminary design for the subject Highway 401 improvements. The Project Team now intends to proceed towards completion of the study which will culminate in the completion of a Preliminary Design Report by the spring of 1990. rib facilitate mutters in this regard, we are hereby requesting that Council, by way of resolution, provide approval in principle of the recommended preliminary design scheme. Liaison with municipal technical representatives will be maintained as required during the course of our study coupletion activities. We appreciate Council's continued interest in the project and look forward to a favourable response to the preliminary design recamendations. E Yours very truly, s J - / i P. Shaver, P. Eng. 1- Senior Project Manager cc: Mr. W. Evans, P. Eng. ; Director of Public Works 599 105 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN THE CLERK' S DEPT ., DN: 401 E TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Attachment #2 � REPORT File #�, Res. # r By-Law # MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee DATE: Monday, October 2, 1989 REPORT #: PD-245-89 FILE #: PLN 23.5.1 SUBJECT: HIGHWAY 401 WIDENING - BROCK ROAD TO COURTICE ROAD PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDY FILE: PLN 23.5.1 RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD-245-89 be received; 2. THAT Council endorse Alternative #3 as the preferred option for the reconstruction of the Courtice Road interchange before or during the widening of Highway No. 401 in the Town of Newcastle; and 3. THAT the Ministry of Transportation and the Region of Durham be so advised and forwarded a copy of this Report. 1. BACKGROUND: " 1.1 The Ministry of Transportation is undertaking a study to plan for the �• eventual widening of Highway 401 from Brock Road in Pickering to Courtice Road in the Town of Newcastle. The purpose of the study is to maximize Highway No. 401 corridor capacity; to establish interchange locations and configurations; and to integrate the proposals with municipal land use and transportation planning initiatives. . . .2 599 10 ( ).34 REPORT NO. : PD-245-89 PAGE 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fenco Engineers is undertaking the study for the Ministry. A preliminary design will be developed over the course of the study to be used for property protection and corridor control. It will eventually form the basis in the detailed design of the road widening. 1.2 The preliminary evaluation of the widening study recommended a full core collector system (3+3+3+3 lanes) from Brock Road to Regional Road #23. A ten lane system (5+5 lanes) is recommended from Regional Road #23 to Courtice Road. New all-direction interchanges will be introduced at Pickering Beach Road, Regional Road #23, Stevenson Road and Simcoe Street. Existing Highway No. 401 interchanges at Harwood Avenue, Park Road and Ritson Road will be closed. 1.3 At its meeting on April 11, 1988, Town Council endorsed in principle the Proposed Conceptual Road Widening and the various interchange locations. 1.4 Since that time there has been a recognition that the General Motors Corporate Headquarters places a new and unforeseen burden on the transportation network. As a result of this and the opportunities to create a "transportation gateway" around the future GO Station east of Harmony Road, it has been determined that a new interchange east of Harmony Road is desirable. As a result, the Ministry of Transportation is also undertaking an examination of a new interchange in this location. (see Attachment #1) 1.5 The Ministry's consultants are now completing the second stage of the Highway 401 Widening Study. In July, Fenco Engineers presented to the staff of the Region and the area municipalities the technically preferred preliminary design scheme. On September 5, 1989 Council was invited to a presentation of the same material with the Council of the City of Oshawa. Due to the conflict with the General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting, the Manager of the Strategic Planning Branch attended this presentation. . . .3 59910 / REPORT NO.: PD-245-89 PAGE 3 ---------------------------------------------------7--------------------------- Subsequent to presentations to the various Councils affected by this Study, the Ministry and their consultants are conducting Public Information Centres. A Public Information Centre for Oshawa and Newcastle residents will be held at the Holiday Inn on October 3, 1989 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 2. PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDY 2.1 The preliminary design work at this stage assumes that there will be an orderly progression for widening the 401 from west to east from Brock Road after 1998. The widening work within the Town of Newcastle would not be completed until sometime after the year 2000. The actual interchanges can be built independently from the widening on a priority basis to meet current and growing operational needs. In this respect, the new G.M./GO interchange and the Stephenson Road interchange in Oshawa would appear to be Regional priorities for early construction. 2.2 Three alternatives were examined for the Courtice Road interchange under preliminary designs prepared by Fenco Engineers. These are illustrated schematically in Attachments #2, 3 and 4. A detailed evaluation matrix was utilized to examine these alternatives. The results are summarized as follows: • All alternatives negatively impact the natural environment primarily due to the proximity of the interchange to the Tooley Creek. • There are no significant impacts on existing residents and no significant noise impacts. i • All alternatives reduce area available for potential industrial/ commercial activities due to land requirements; Alternative #3 causes the greatest disturbance requiring the relocation of the access to the service station/restaurant on the southeast quadrant. . . .4 1 �.1 W 599 , 01 REPORT NO. : PD-245-89 PAGE 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternative #1 provides an unsatisfactory vertical alignment for ramps on north side of Highway No. 401 Alternative #1 may be deficient in capacity; Alternative #3 provides the maximum capacity achievable Alternatives #2 and #3 may not be sufficient for efficient traffic signal operations along Courtice Road Construction costs are as follows: Alternative #1 $3,400,000. Alternative #2 $4,250,000. Alternative #3 $5,100,000. Land acquisitions costs are as follows: Alternative #1 $ 976,000. - $1,546,000. Alternative #2 $1,476,000. - $2,345,000. Alternative #3 Cannot be determined 2.3 In summary, Alternative #3 is the technically preferred alternative providing the greatest capacity at a higher construction cost. Alternative #3 could be staged with the South Service Road relocated when traffic volumes warrant such improvements. 3. STAFF COMMENTS: 3.1 Staff are presently examining the industrial opportunities for the lands in the vicinity of the Courtice Road interchange. As this study progresses, further details will be forthcoming with respect to recommended land uses in this area. Staff have consulted with both the Region and the Ministry of Transportation on this matter noting the tremendous impact such land use changes may require of the transportation system. As a result the technically preferred alternative has been prepared to considerably exceed the requirements of the current land use pattern. By providing for an interchange with the greatest capacity, there would be the best potential to provide for long term needs of this area. . . .5 599109 * REPORT NO. : PD-245-89 PAGE 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2 As a result of the westerly orientation of travel demands, the Courtice Urban Area will be served by three interchanges; Harmony Road interchange and GM/GO interchange in the City of Oshawa and Courtice Road interchange in the Town of Newcastle. Until such time as future land use designations have been determined for the lands south of Courtice, it will be difficult to ascertain whether the combination of the three interchanges will provide an adequate level of service for all future industrial and residential traffic in both Oshawa and Courtice. Current planning studies may result in the need for a number of additional improvements to the transportation network including: i) upgrading Baseline Road to a major collector or arterial road; ii) improvements to east-west arterial roads (such as a connection from Wentworth Street in Oshawa to the South Service Road) ; iii) improvements to north-south arterial roads (such as an overpass across Highway No. 401 to provide additional access to Special Study Area #11.) ; and iv) an additional interchange to serve Courtice. 3.3 With the endorsement of Town and Regional Council, the technically preferred alternatives in the Preliminary Design Study will be recommended to the Minister of Transportation for the widening of Highway 401. As a result, the corridor will be protected for r. reconstruction and the future planning._for the adjacent lands will need ,,.. to conform to the widening and interchange requirements. . . .6 k 599110 ` , REPORT NO. : PD-245-89 PAGE 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION: Given the mandate of the Preliminary Design Study for the Highway No. 401 Widening from Brock Road to Courtice Road, the technically preferred alternative (Alternative #3) provides for additional traffic demand beyond the current planning framework for the Courtice Urban Area. The interchange proposed will provide the maximum capacity achievable. As such, it is recommended that Council endorse Alternative #3. Further transportation network improvements can be considered in conjunction with other planning studies. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee ------------------------ -, ------ ----------------- Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P. Lawrence . ?Kotseff Director of Planning & Development. Chief Ad in strative Officer Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. Director of Public Works DC*FW*j iP *Attach. September 19, 1989 599111 ,, Attachment n T�/V AD �E ROAD 0 XD ROAD m m PICKERING BEACH ROAD z D D D GI Z Z Z z m m m m S D o c o rn -v CONNECTION TO HIGHWAY 407 � o -A rn v Z REGIONAL ROAD 23 W S m o G) ° o m 0 D o n � O _ O —a -° BROCK STREET D m v m z IM Z o �v D 0 r THICKSON ROAD O D C Z --i +n n rn M r' STEVENSON ROAD Q S PARK ROAD D D SIMCOE STREET v RITSON ROAD Z HARMONY ROAD G.M./GO COURTICE ROAD 599 112 W O U BASE LINE RD. �y HIGHWAY 401 < -r �■�■off -a C,I R S. SERVICE RD. D rr v C') 3 N- v COURTICE ROAD INTERCHANGE "ALTERNATIVE 1 " W O v BASE LINE RD. �A ,1%O HIGHWgy 01 r A C•N R S. SERVICE RD. COURTICE ROAD INTERCHANGE "ALTERNATIVE 2" W LJ O U BASE LINE RD. �y ,1O HIGHWAY A^ y `I A cNR S. SERVICE RD. D c-'f- ;t v n S c-1- COURTICE ROAD INTERCHANGE "ALTERNATIVE 3"