The Class Environmental Assessment Process for Group 'B' Projects
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Overview
The diagram depicts the class environmental assessment process for group 'B' projects. It indicates where the project currently is in the phases of the process, and outlines the different steps and outputs related to the current phase of the project, as indicated on a timeline.
Values
The stages of the process are listed as:
- Public Consultation
- Ongoing Transportation Needs Assessment
- Need Identified
- Preliminary Design
- Detailed Design
- Construction
The timeline is titled “The Environmental Assessment Process during Preliminary Design”
The steps and outputs along the timeline are in order from left to right and titled:
- Data Collection
- Notice of Study Commencement and Project Website: Spring 2026
- Generate and Evaluate
- Public Information Centre 1
- Select
- Public Information Centre 2
- Finalize
- Report
- Transportation Environmental Study Reports
- Clearance
Each of these steps include a description, detailed below. Most of the outputs do not include a description.
- Data Collection
- Review available background information and conduct field investigations as required to update or confirm existing conditions identified during the previous study.
- Notice of Study Commencement and Project Website: Spring 2026
- Generate and Evaluate
- Develop preliminary design alternatives to improve the highway safety and operations, and consider potential impacts to the existing natural, social, and cultural environment to identify a Preferred Plan.
- Public Information Centre 1
- Select
- Identify the Technically Preferred Plan. Identify mitigation measures to address potential impacts.
- Public Information Centre 2
- Finalize
- Complete Preliminary Design of the Preferred Plan including a potential implementation strategy.
- Report
- Document the process leading to the Preferred Plan.
- Transportation Environmental Study Report
- (Available for a 30-day Public Review Period)
- Clearance
- The Class EA (2024) requirements are met and the EA process is complete. The project can proceed to Detail Design.
Presentation
The stages are listed horizontally. The name of each stage is inside a chevron arrow shape pointing to the left.
The words “We are here” are placed below the “Preliminary Design" stage with an arrow pointing upward to the beginning of that stage.
A circular arrow icon next to “Ongoing Transportation Needs Assessment” emphasizes that it is repeated throughout the process.
Below the stages of the process is a timeline that details the steps and outputs of the “Preliminary Design” stage. This timeline is inside a grey box with a triangle that points to “Preliminary Design” in the list of stages.
These steps and outputs are depicted at various intervals along a right-pointing orange arrow.
“Data Collection,” “Generate and Evaluate,” “Select,” “Finalize,” “Report,” and "Clearance" are all depicted at relatively equal intervals along the arrow. These steps all branch upwards from the arrow.
“Notice of Study Commencement and and Project Website: Spring 2026” is depicted shortly after “Data Collection,” implying that this is the output of the “Data Collection” step. “Public Information Centre 1” is depicted between "Generate & Evaluate" and "Select", and "Public Information Centre 2" is depicted between "Select" and "Finalize." “Transportation Environmental Study Report” is depicted shortly after “Report,” implying that this is the output of the “Report” step. These outputs branch downwards from the arrow, visually setting them apart from the steps.
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