Council delayed filing its environmental assessment with the province while the two sides negotiated, but the city can\u0027t wait any longer, said Orléans\u002DSouth Navan Coun. Catherine Kitts.
Last spring, council voted in favour of Option 7, a $400-million project to widen Brian Coburn Boulevard, which runs east-west across the southern part of Orléans, then construct a five-kilometre extension that roughly follows Renaud Road across the north part of the Mer Bleue Bog. The extension would join Innes Road, just east of Blair Road, and also include a bus rapid transit route.The NCC, however, balked at that plan, saying it would harm ecologically sensitive land and the Greenbelt.
“We’re at the tipping point and we need to move forward,” Kitts said. “This is more than just congestion. This has the potential to unlock housing.” At $610 million, Option 1 is also more than 50 per cent more expensive than the city’s preferred solution.
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