Public Notice
Rehabilitation of the Ottawa River Pathway East - Public Comments Invited
April 17, 2024 – The National Capital Commission must determine whether the proposed Rehabilitation of the Ottawa River Pathway East located in Ottawa, Ontario is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects in compliance with sections 81-91 of the Impact Assessment Act and the National Capital Act.
To help inform this determination, the National Capital Commission is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. It is important to note that all comments received will be considered public. For more information, individual should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.
Written comments for this project must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this posting, referencing project name and registry number:
By email: IA-EI@ncc-ccn.ca
By mail: Environmental Officer, Environmental Assessment group
40 Elgin, 5th floor
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1P 1C7
The National Capital Commission thanks you for your comments, which will be considered in the project determination. Please note that responses may not be provided.
For National Capital Commission general inquiries, please contact:
Email: info@ncc-ccn.ca
Telephone: 613-239-5000 or 1-800-465-1867 (toll-free)
TTY: 613-239-5090 or 1-866-661-3530 (toll-free)
The Proposed Project
The Capital Pathway is a key asset of the National Capital Commission (NCC) and connects more than 200 km of multi-use pathways. It extends from Gatineau Park, through Ottawa and into the Greenbelt. The pathway network connects the capital's parks, gardens, museums, and main attractions along the way for walking, running, cycling, in-line skating including several winter activities.
The NCC has completed condition assessments along the Capital Pathway to identify areas requiring rehabilitation. To ensure that the Ottawa River Pathway East is fully operational and to maintain pathway user safety, the NCC will be undertaking resurfacing and/or reconstruction of approximately 5 km of the pathway. Sections of the pathway identified for rehabilitation are located between the Aviation Museum and Fairwinds Terrace.
Due to unstable ground near Green's Creek, a 500m section of the pathway will be realigned to prevent further deterioration and improve its long-term resilience.
Construction will follow a three-phased approach and will begin in the summer of 2024 and will be completed by the end of fall 2024.
Objectives:
- Repair deteriorated pathway segments,
- Improve the pathway's resiliency,
- Ensure pathway user safety,
- Incorporate new Capital Pathway standard guidelines where applicable.
Construction Stages:
- Site mobilization,
- Remove existing pavement,
- Excavate granular base around culverts,
- Replace culverts requiring reconstruction,
- Backfill new culverts with granular material,
- Compact the existing granular foundation under the pathway,
- Resurface the pathway,
- Soil placement and seeding,
- Site demobilization.
The proposed project would take place on National Capital Commission lands, and is subject to federal land use, design, and transaction approval under the National Capital Act for phase 3 of the project.
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