Updates on ARC and Sarnia Road Widening

Sherwood Forest School ARC

Here is a review of the time lines for the Sherwood Forest ARC:
– by February 18 the Draft ARC Report will be prepared and posted to Board’s web site (max. 60 days after last public consultation)
– Within 30 days of posting, public input to Draft Report is due
– Within 15 days of the closing of public input on the draft report, the ARC Report to the Director will be posted
– April 26 ARC Report presented to Board by ARC Chair

Sarnia Road widening, Wonderland to Sleightholme

The draft city budget shows the construction phase of the project being pushed out beyond 2021. You can see the reasons why on page 548 of the city’s growth capital budget of the document at:
http://www.london.ca/budget/Budget_2011/2011%20Tax%20Supported%20Draft%20Budget/2011%20Capital%20Budget/Growth%20Capital.pdf

Sarnia Road Widening – Update

An update on the Sarnia Road Widening project –

The presentation from the September 9, 2010 neighborhood meeting is now posted.

The agenda for the September 9 meeting included the following:
• Present all of the alternatives considered for the intersection
• Review changes that have been made to the recommended design since the June Public Information Centre
• Receive input from residents on the revised recommended design
• Review recommended design for Sarnia /Castlegrove (west leg) intersection

In addition, a Comment Form for public input is also available. Comments are requested by September 23, 2010.

Councillor Nancy Branscombe has also posted an update from this meeting on her website.

Update on Sarnia Road Widening

A neighborhood meeting to review the proposed changes to the Sarnia Road/Leyton Crescent intersection will be held:

Date: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: St. Ausgar Lutheran Church, 600 Lawson Rd

The meeting will be focused on proposed changes to the Leyton Crescent as well as Castlegrove boulevard (west leg) intersection.

Click here for more information

Widening Sarnia Road

Here is the display on widening Sarnia Rd. from the open house held June 1 at St Thomas More school.

If you want to comment, you need to submit the Comment Form by June 16, 2010.

An electronic version of the proposal is available.

2nd public information session for Sarnia Road widening‏

The city is holding the 2nd public information session regarding the widening of Sarnia from Wonderland to Sleightholme on Tuesday June 1, 2010 at St. Thomas More School, 18 Wychwood Park. It is a drop-in open house from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.

The recommendations are:

  • Widen the road to 5 lanes
  • Restrict left turns at the west leg of Castlegrove and Sarnia
  • At Sarnia and Wonderland:
    – provide for a future double southbound left from Sarnia
    – remove all right turn islands at the intersection
  • Relocate the pedestrian signals at Rippleton to just east of the intersection
  • Restrict left turns at Leyton Cres
  • Provide on street cyling lanes
  • Provide noise barriers only as required based on City policy

For further information contact either Doug MacRae at the city dmacrae@london.ca or the consultant, Sabrina Stanlake, sstanlake@dillon.ca