A Minister's Notice to Proceed on the project was issued on March 28, 2022 for a bus rapid transit corridor serving Scarborough, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa. The 36-kilometre corridor will include but is not limited to dedicated bus lanes, bus stops, centre medians and multi-use paths.
The Statement of Completion of the Transit Project Assessment Process was issued on March 31, 2022. This means planning expansion and new infrastructure projects to serve our growing population into 2041 and beyond. To help people get to where they need to go, Metrolinx is working to bring a more frequent and reliable transit service to Durham Region and the City of Toronto through the Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit (DSBRT) project.
To get there, the project was assessed following the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP).
The TPAP is a focused impact assessment created specifically for transit projects, regulated under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. The TPAP is a focused impact assessment process for Ontario transit projects that includes consultation, assessment of potential environmental impacts, an assessment of measures to mitigate negative impacts, and documentation. The process is prescribed in Ontario Regulation 231/08 – Transit Projects and Metrolinx Undertakings, made under the provincial Environmental Assessment Act.
The TPAP is a regulated timeline of up to 120 days to prepare an Environmental Project Report (EPR) and consult with interested persons, including regulatory agencies and Indigenous Nations. Due to the regulated timeline of the TPAP, pre-planning activities occur prior to the formal commencement of the TPAP to begin preparing environmental studies and understand the interests of stakeholders.