Citizens have until Aug. 2 to review the latest information on the proposed shifting of part of Talbot Trail in West Kent.
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has finished its Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Addendum Study to develop an interim realignment plan for the route between Coatsworth Road and Stevenson Road.
The EA Addendum Study, according to municipal officials, considered “all reasonable alternatives” using an Infrastructure Protection Design Criteria for a minimum 30-year hazard zone to allow the municipality to reopen the impacted section of Talbot Trail in the interim while maintaining environmental clearance for the previously approved long-term protection plan.
The addendum report is available on www.letstalkchatham-kent.ca until Aug. 2
At a late-February meeting, council approved the Technically Preferred Alternative (TPA) as outlined within the Talbot Trail EA Addendum Study. The TPA includes the implementation of a new/realigned right-of-way and two-lane arterial roadway to the northwest of its current position between Coatsworth Road and 3089 Talbot Trail. This will remove Talbot Trail out of the 30-year hazard zone of shoreline erosion and allow for the reopening of the roadway.
After the public review period ends Aug. 2, municipal officials will go ahead with land acquisition, detailed design and supporting studies.
Tendering and construction of the recommended improvements are planned for 2025.
