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OPEN DELEGATION BY DUSAN PAJEVIC CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF THE HIGHWAY 400 EXPANSION ON THE CURRENT AND FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY OF BARRIE
Mr. Dusan Pajevic provided an Open Delegation regarding the impact of the Highway 400 expansion on the current and future infrastructure in the City of Barrie.
Mr. Pajevic explained that Highway 400 is one of the most important transportation corridors in Ontario and there is a need to properly assess its future development. Mr. Pajevic discussed the following concerns and comments:
* Timely extensions of the highways and expansion of GO Train Services possibly assisting in relieving the increased congestion on Highway 400;
* The continuous development along the highway and delays of projects will create further problems;
* That Highway 400 to Barrie was completed in 1952 and that engineering and construction methods were in their infancy;
* Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) allowed commercial developments and municipal road accesses placed too close to the intersections;
* The substandard level of service for operational traffic;
* The improvements he feels are needed at existing interchanges including excessive property acquisition and relocation of certain municipal roads;
* The costs and complexity will interfere with overcoming the existing infrastructure challenges;
* A study prepared by URS Canada Inc., in 2005 address interchange improvement issues;
* The MTO plans for the widening of the highway;
* The construction of a median concrete barrier on Highway 400 to improve safety and related staging for other projects;
* That he feels that the URS study ignores engineering conventions on construction staging, traffic safety, drainage, maintenance and fiscal management.
In closing, Mr. Pajevic advised that he has many concerns with the current Highway 400 expansion and the future infrastructure of the City of Barrie and noted that he would be interested in speaking with City staff to address ...
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