Rittenhouse Road Reconstruction Project

The Committee of the Whole approved the contract award for the Rittenhouse Road Reconstruction Project to Alfred Beam Excavating Limited for the amount of $4,138,224.90; and approved that the firm of Upper Canada Consultants Ltd. be retained to provide engineering services as outlined in the report.

For more details, see report PW-26-21.

Prudhomme Creek Erosion and Flood Control Works & Rittenhouse Road Stormwater Outlet

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Schedule ‘B’)

The Town of Lincoln has completed a study to determine the best option for addressing existing flooding and erosion issues associated with Prudhomme Creek and to determine the best option for accommodating stormwater flows from Rittenhouse Road to Prudhomme Creek.

This study began in September 2020 and was conducted as part of the design process in accordance with Section A.2.9 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

This project followed Schedule B as defined by the Municipal Engineers Association's guidelines set out in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, 2018 and 2020.

Study Recommendations

Through an extensive evaluation process that included public engagement with local residents and other stakeholders, the study recommends the installation of two 1500 mm concrete box culverts within the existing stream channel over a distance of approximately 50 m. The culverts will extend from the south side of Rittenhouse Road where a 90 degree concrete wing wall will be installed, under the roadway to an area north of the dwellings located at 3521 and 3523 Rittenhouse Road.

Public Comments

If you would like to provide written comments to our project team they should be sent by May 13, 2021. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to Walter Neubauer (wneubauer@lincoln.ca), Manager of Engineering at the Town of Lincoln.

In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e. requiring an individual/comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g. require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester contact information and full name.

Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for conditions or a request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts on Aboriginal and treaty rights, and any information in support of the statements in the request. This will ensure that the ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request.

The request should be sent in writing or by email to:

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 2J3
minister.mecp@ontario.ca

and

Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor
Toronto ON, M4V 1P5
EABDirector@ontario.ca

Requests should also be copied to Walter Neubauer (wneubauer@lincoln.ca) at the Town of Lincoln by mail or by e-mail. Please visit the ministry’s website for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act.

All personal information included in your request – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) does not apply (s.37). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.