Three Grand River Crossings Schedule 'C' Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Environmental Study Report

The study will include determining the feasibility of removing the winter load limit on Lorne Bridge and the need for one or both of the Brant’s Crossing Bridge and TH&B Crossing Bridge based on an assessment of the technical, social and environmental factors, including impacts to the active transportation network and the risks of further flooding events of the Grand River. [...] When determining the application of the MCEA as it relates to structural projects including water crossings, the intent of the project, the age and cultural heritage value of the structure must be taken into consideration. [...] Views to the north from Lorne Bridge are the most expansive, and include the Brantford Armoury, the course of the river, and Grand Island. [...] The Brantford Crossings area is defined as being centrally located in the City of Brantford and is an approximately 1 km section of the Grand River that extends from immediately north of the Veterans Memorial Parkway Bridge Bridge in the south to north of the Lorne Bridge in the north. [...] It is widest in the north (approximately 400 m) where it includes Lorne Park and the Armoury on the west and east sides of the river, respectively, and narrows to 160 m wide on the south and bound by Fordview Trail on the west and the Dike Trail on the east.