Project Background
In August 2015, the County of Brant initiated a Class EA for operational improvements at the Rest Acres Road/Highway 24 and Highway 403 interchange. In September 2016, the County of Brant filed a “Notice of Environmental Classification Step-down” to reclassify the project, and as such, the study followed a harmonized Class EA approach which met the Group ‘C’ requirements under the MTO Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) and the Schedule ‘B’ requirements under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 & 2015). No comments were received objecting to the step down during the 30-day review period.
In January 2017, the County of Brant completed the Preliminary Design and Class EA study, which recommended upgrades to the existing ramp terminals at Highway 403/Rest Acres Road Interchange as roundabouts. The County also prepared the Harmonized Environmental Screening Document/Project File, which was made available for 30-day public review.
In January 2018, the County of Brant prepared a Class EA Addendum for Rest Acres Road, from Highway 403 to King Edward Street, which included temporary ramp closures at the Highway 403/Rest Acres Road Interchange during construction.
In 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) retained Parsons Inc. (Parsons) to undertake the Detail Design and Class EA study for the reconstruction of Highway 403/Rest Acres Road Interchange in the County of Brant. The recommended plan for the interchange includes the rebuilding of both ramp terminal intersections as roundabouts, drainage and illumination improvements, and landscaping.
Westbound on and off-ramps looking south