Municipal Class Environmental Asssessment – Items Related to Road Diets/Road Narrowings
Summaries of items from the current Municipal Class EA and the proposed major update to the Municipal Class EA that relate to road diets and road narrowings are provided below.
In both cases:
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For projects involving several types of work, the entire project must meet the highest schedule required for any component.
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Only elements of the project related to the roadway are noted below. If a project includes other work (e.g. sewer or watermain work), this may affect that schedule applies to the project.
Current Municipal Class EA
| Description of the Project | Cost Limit forProject | ScheduleA: exempt from EA requirementsA+: exempt, public notice recommendedB: limited public consultation and screening document requiredC: full 5-phase process |
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| 3. Construction or removal of sidewalks or multi-purpose paths or cycling facilities within existing or protected rights-of-way | No limit | A |
| 12. a) Construction of localized operational improvements at specific locations | No limit | A+ |
| 13. Installation, construction or reconstruction of traffic control devices (e.g. signing, signalization) | <$9.5 million | A+ |
| >$9.5 million | B | |
| 19. Reconstruction where the reconstructed road or other linear paved facilities (e.g. HOV lanes) will be for the same purpose, use, capacity and at the same location (e.g. addition or reduction of cycling lanes/facilities or parking lanes, provided no change in the number of motor vehicle lanes) | No limit | A+ |