Public Comment Period on Intent to Make a Determination
Shirley Road Upgrades and Realignment Project at Swan Creek

April 22, 2021 — The Department of National Defence must decide whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this decision, the Department of National Defence is inviting comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment. All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by May 11, 2021 to:

Victor Turner B.Sc., P.Eng., Range Training Area Engineer, Real Property Operations Detachment (Gagetown)
Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
Post Office Box 17000 Station Forces
Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 4J5
E-mail Address: Victor.Turner@forces.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

This Project involves the activities and components related to the realignment and upgrade of Shirley Road which will encompass the new construction of approximately 1 kilometer (km) of new right-of-way and the decommissioning of approximately 1.2 km of the existing Shirley Road Alignment. The new alignment will be built to the required high Main Service Route (MSR ) VPD (vehicles per day) Geometric Road Standard to meet current and future DND training needs.