26
APPENDIX 3: DISPLAY BOARDS
APPENDIX 3: DISPLAY BOARDS
Tunn
el Co
nstr
uctio
n
1949
: Aer
ial p
hoto
grap
h of
Dea
s Isla
nd
and
surro
undi
ng a
rea
1958
: Bui
ldin
g th
e De
as S
loug
h Br
idge
to
conn
ect D
eas I
sland
to D
elta19
50 –
196
0: Th
e La
dner
Ferr
y do
cked
at
Woo
dwar
d’s L
andi
ng in
Rich
mon
d ne
ar N
o. 3
Roa
d
1958
: Low
erin
g th
e tu
nnel
se
ctio
ns in
to p
lace
1957
: Exc
avat
ing
and
build
ing
the
dry
dock
in R
ichm
ond
1959
: Nea
ring
com
plet
ion
of
tunn
el co
nstru
ctio
n
1957
: Tun
nel c
onst
ruct
ion
dry
dock
in R
ichm
ond
with
tunn
el
sect
ions
visi
ble
1959
: The
Tunn
el is
com
plet
ed
and
open
to u
se
1957
: Con
stru
ctin
g th
e Tun
nel
appr
oach
es
2014
: Aer
ial p
hoto
grap
h of
Hi
ghw
ay 9
9 Co
rrido
r
City
of R
ichm
ond
Arch
ives,
Phot
ogra
ph #
1984
3 1
City
of R
ichm
ond
Arch
ives,
Phot
ogra
ph #
1989
3 2
City
of R
ichm
ond
Arch
ives,
Phot
ogra
ph #
1984
6 1
3Ci
ty o
f Rich
mon
d Ar
chive
s, Ph
otog
raph
#19
86 2
7 1
19
49
19
58
19
50
19
58
19
57
19
59
19
57
19
59
19
57
TO
DAY
City
of R
ichm
ond
Arch
ives,
Phot
ogra
ph #
1984
6 4
City
of R
ichm
ond
Arch
ives,
Phot
ogra
ph #
1986
27
1Ci
ty o
f Rich
mon
d Ar
chive
s, Ph
otog
raph
#19
77 1
81
City
of R
ichm
ond
Arch
ives,
Phot
ogra
ph #
1984
6 1
3
Wel
com
eTh
ank
you
for a
ttend
ing
this
Open
Hou
se fo
r the
Brit
ish C
olum
bia
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent O
ffice
(E
AO) P
re-A
pplic
atio
n Pu
blic
Com
men
t Per
iod.
The
B.C.
Min
istry
of T
rans
port
atio
n an
d In
frast
ruct
ure
(the
Prop
onen
t) pr
opos
es to
repl
ace
the
Geor
ge M
asse
y Tun
nel w
ith a
10-
lane
brid
ge, d
ecom
miss
ion
the T
unne
l, and
impr
ove
High
way
99
from
Brid
gepo
rt R
oad
in R
ichm
ond
to H
ighw
ay 9
1 in
Del
ta.
Abou
t the
Pro
pose
d Pr
ojec
t• C
onst
ruct
ded
icate
d tra
nsit/
HOV
lane
s bet
wee
n Br
idge
port
Roa
d in
Rich
mon
d an
d Hi
ghw
ay 9
1 in
Del
ta
• Con
stru
ct a
tran
sit-o
nly
ram
p at
Brid
gepo
rt R
oad
• Rep
lace
the W
estm
inst
er H
ighw
ay in
terc
hang
e
• Rep
lace
the
Stev
esto
n Hi
ghw
ay in
terc
hang
e,
inco
rpor
atin
g a
new
inte
grat
ed tr
ansit
stop
• Bui
ld a
new
10
lane
brid
ge (8
lane
s plu
s tw
o de
dica
ted
trans
it/HO
V la
nes)
that
:
- will
pro
vide
nav
igat
iona
l cle
aran
ces s
imila
r t
o th
ose
at th
e Al
ex Fr
aser
Brid
ge
- inc
lude
s a m
ulti-
use
path
way
for c
yclis
ts
and
ped
estri
ans
- will
be
built
to a
ccom
mod
ate
pote
ntia
l
f
utur
e ra
pid
trans
it
• Dec
omm
issio
n th
e Tun
nel a
nd re
mov
e in
-stre
am se
ctio
ns
• Rep
lace
the
High
way
17A
inte
rcha
nge,
in
corp
orat
ing
a ne
w in
tegr
ated
tran
sit st
op
The
Prop
osed
Pro
ject
is n
ow in
th
e “Re
gula
tory
Rev
iew
” per
iod
of
the
sche
dule
. Thi
s inc
lude
s:• A
borig
inal
Gro
up C
onsu
ltatio
n
• Pub
lic C
onsu
ltatio
n
• Reg
ulat
ory
Agen
cy C
onsu
ltatio
n
• Stu
dies
and
Ass
essm
ents
• Env
ironm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent A
pplic
atio
n
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Plan
ning
Envi
ronm
enta
l Rev
iew
Cons
truct
ion
Thre
e Ph
ases
of C
onsu
ltatio
n
Com
mun
ity &
Sta
keho
lder
Eng
agem
ent
Abou
t the
Pro
pone
ntTh
e Pr
opon
ent
is a
Min
istry
with
in
the
Briti
sh
Colu
mbi
a pr
ovin
cial
gove
rnm
ent,
with
a
man
date
to
pl
an
trans
port
atio
n ne
twor
ks,
prov
ide
trans
port
atio
n se
rvice
s an
d in
frast
ruct
ure,
de
velo
p an
d im
plem
ent
trans
port
atio
n po
licie
s, an
d ad
min
ister
rel
ated
act
s an
d re
gula
tions
as
wel
l as
fe
dera
l-pro
vinc
ial f
undi
ng p
rogr
ams.
Sinc
e 20
12, t
he P
ropo
nent
has
eng
aged
with
the
pub
lic,
Abor
igin
al G
roup
s, fe
dera
l an
d pr
ovin
cial
regu
lato
rs,
and
loca
l and
regi
onal
gov
ernm
ents
to su
ppor
t Pro
ject
pla
nnin
g an
d pr
elim
inar
y en
viro
nmen
tal a
sses
smen
t. Th
e Pr
opon
ent
is co
mm
itted
to
co
ntin
uing
su
ch
enga
gem
ent,
and
prov
idin
g on
goin
g up
date
s th
roug
hout
the
envi
ronm
enta
l as
sess
men
t an
d su
bseq
uent
Pr
ojec
t de
velo
pmen
t. Ba
ckgr
ound
inf
orm
atio
n ab
out
the
Prop
osed
Pro
ject
is
avai
labl
e at w
ww
.mas
seyt
unne
l.ca w
here
inte
rest
ed pa
rtie
s ca
n al
so si
gn-u
p to
rece
ive
upda
tes v
ia e
mai
l.
This
Open
Hou
se is
par
t of E
AO’s
first
pub
lic co
mm
ent p
erio
d fo
r the
Geo
rge
Mas
sey T
unne
l Pr
ojec
t’s E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t pro
cess
, whi
ch ta
kes p
lace
from
Janu
ary
15 to
Febr
uary
15
, 201
6. W
e ar
e se
ekin
g in
put o
n th
e Pr
ojec
t and
the
prop
osed
stud
ies t
o su
ppor
t the
en
viro
nmen
tal a
sses
smen
t.
Toda
y w
e w
elco
me
you
to:
• Mee
t mem
bers
of t
he B
C En
viro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t Offi
ce a
nd th
e Ge
orge
Mas
sey T
unne
l Rep
lace
men
t Pr
ojec
t tea
m
• Lea
rn m
ore
abou
t the
Pro
ject
and
the
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent p
roce
ss
• Ask
que
stio
ns a
bout
the
Proj
ect a
nd p
rovi
de co
mm
ents
on
the
Proj
ect D
escr
iptio
n an
d Ke
y Ar
eas o
f Stu
dy
• Lea
rn h
ow to
rem
ain
info
rmed
and
invo
lved
thro
ugho
ut th
e En
viro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t pro
cess
Lear
n ab
out t
he P
roje
ct:
Ope
n Ho
uses
:
Rich
mon
dTu
esda
y, Ja
nuar
y 26
, 201
6 2:
00 p
.m. t
o 8:
00 p
.m.
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man
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natu
re H
otel
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ncou
ver A
irpor
t, Ro
und
Room
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. Edw
ards
Driv
e Ri
chm
ond,
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nesd
ay, J
anua
ry 2
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016
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p.m
. to
8:00
p.m
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& Co
untr
y In
n, B
allro
om60
05 H
ighw
ay 1
7A
Delta
, BC
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web
site
: http
://w
ww
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.bc.c
a/
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ide
your
com
men
ts b
y: Co
mpl
ete
an O
nlin
e Fo
rm:
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n iP
ad st
atio
n du
ring
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pen
hous
e or
at h
ome
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dex.
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Mai
l Writ
ten
Com
men
ts:
Mik
e Sh
epar
d, P
roje
ct A
sses
smen
t Man
ager
En
viro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t Offi
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ctor
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Abou
t thi
s Ope
n Hou
se
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent P
roce
ss
Key A
reas
of St
udy
Base
d on
inte
rest
s ide
ntifi
ed b
y th
e pu
blic,
Abo
rigin
al G
roup
s, fe
dera
l and
pr
ovin
cial r
egul
ator
s, an
d lo
cal a
nd re
gion
al g
over
nmen
ts d
urin
g th
e 3
year
s of
cons
ulta
tion
to d
ate,
and
the
Min
istry
’s ex
perie
nce
on co
mpa
rabl
e pr
ojec
ts
in th
e Lo
wer
Mai
nlan
d, th
e fo
llow
ing
valu
ed co
mpo
nent
s, or
in th
e co
ntex
t of
this
proj
ect k
ey a
reas
of s
tudy
, hav
e be
en id
entifi
ed to
supp
ort t
he
asse
ssm
ent o
f pot
entia
l env
ironm
enta
l, eco
nom
ic, so
cial, h
erita
ge, a
nd
heal
th e
ffect
s of t
he P
roje
ct:
• Riv
er h
ydra
ulic
s and
mor
phol
ogy
• Sed
imen
t qua
lity
and
wat
er q
ualit
y
• Und
erw
ater
noi
se
• Fis
h an
d fis
h ha
bita
t
• Mar
ine
mam
mal
s
• Veg
etat
ion
• Am
phib
ians
• Ter
rest
rial w
ildlif
e
• Air
qual
ity
• Atm
osph
eric
noi
se
• Mar
ine
use
• Lan
d us
e
• Agr
icul
tura
l use
• Vis
ual q
ualit
y
• Hum
an h
ealth
• Her
itage
reso
urce
s
Publ
ic in
put d
urin
g th
is pu
blic
com
men
t per
iod
will
be
used
to re
fine
the
list o
f Key
Are
as o
f Stu
dy, w
hich
will
influ
ence
the
envi
ronm
enta
l as
sess
men
t for
the
Proj
ect.
Proj
ect s
taff
can
assis
t with
doc
umen
ting
your
feed
back
on
the
Key
Area
s of S
tudy
list
ed a
bove
.
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent P
roce
ssTh
e Pr
opos
ed P
roje
ct is
dee
med
a re
view
able
pro
ject
und
er th
e Br
itish
Col
umbi
a En
viro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t Act
(BCE
AA) a
nd re
quire
s ass
essm
ent u
nder
BCE
AA p
rior t
o pr
ojec
t dev
elop
men
t. Th
e en
viro
nmen
tal a
sses
smen
t of t
he P
roje
ct u
nder
BCE
AA m
ust
prov
ide
for c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith A
borig
inal
Gro
ups a
nd th
e Pu
blic.
To le
arn
mor
e ab
out t
he B
C EA
pro
cess
, or v
iew
the
EA d
ocum
ents
for t
his P
roje
ct, p
leas
e vi
sit th
e EA
O Pr
ojec
t Inf
orm
atio
n Ce
ntre
web
site,
at h
ttp:
//ww
w.e
ao.g
ov.b
c.ca
Oth
er P
erm
its a
nd A
ppro
vals
that
m
ay b
e re
quire
d fo
r the
Pro
ject
• BC
Wat
er A
ct A
ppro
val
• BC
Wild
life
Act P
erm
it
• BC
Herit
age
Cons
erva
tion
Act p
erm
its
• Fish
erie
s Act
Aut
horiz
atio
n
• Nav
igat
ion
Prot
ectio
n Ac
t App
rova
l
• Agr
icultu
ral L
and
Com
miss
ion
Act A
ppro
val
Hum
an H
ealth
Ratio
nale
Proj
ect-r
elat
ed ch
ange
s in
air q
ualit
y an
d no
ise co
nditi
ons h
ave
the
pote
ntia
l to
affec
t hum
an h
ealth
.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Hea
lth-re
late
d eff
ects
of e
xpos
ure
to n
oise
and
air
emiss
ions
from
co
nstru
ctio
n eq
uipm
ent,
mac
hine
ry, a
nd tr
affic
• Hea
lth-re
late
d eff
ects
of p
oten
tial c
hang
es in
noi
se a
nd a
ir qu
ality
co
nditi
ons d
ue to
chan
ges i
n tra
ffic c
ondi
tions
dur
ing
oper
atio
n
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Rev
iew
pre
dict
ed P
roje
ct-re
late
d ch
ange
in a
mbi
ent n
oise
and
air
qual
ity co
nditi
ons
• Det
erm
ine
chan
ges i
n hu
man
hea
lth ri
sk a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith ch
ange
s to
noise
and
air
qual
ity
Herit
age R
esou
rces
Ratio
nale
The
Proj
ect i
nvol
ves g
roun
d w
orks
that
coul
d po
tent
ially
affe
ct h
erita
ge
sites
or a
rtifa
cts.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Pot
entia
l dist
urba
nce
of si
tes o
r obj
ects
of a
rcha
eolo
gica
l or h
istor
ical
signi
fican
ce d
urin
g Pr
ojec
t-rel
ated
act
iviti
es
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Com
pile
and
revi
ew o
f inf
orm
atio
n on
kno
wn
arch
aeol
ogica
l and
he
ritag
e sit
es
• Fie
ld su
rvey
s to
dete
rmin
e if
any
prev
ious
ly u
nide
ntifi
ed a
rcha
eolo
gy
and
herit
age
sites
may
exi
st w
ithin
Pro
ject
Are
a
Mar
ine M
amm
als
Ratio
nale
Proj
ect c
onst
ruct
ion-
rela
ted
activ
ities
such
as
Tunn
el re
mov
al a
nd p
ile d
rivin
g co
uld
affec
t m
arin
e m
amm
als t
hat m
ay b
e pr
esen
t in
the
Proj
ect a
rea.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
eff
ects
to b
e st
udie
dEff
ects
of t
he fo
llow
ing
on m
arin
e m
amm
als:
• Und
erw
ater
noi
se g
ener
ated
by
activ
ities
such
as p
ile d
rivin
g an
d Tu
nnel
de
com
miss
ioni
ng
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Und
erw
ater
noi
se m
odel
ling
to p
redi
ct n
oise
co
nditi
ons d
urin
g co
nstru
ctio
n
Fish
Ratio
nale
The
Proj
ect i
nvol
ves i
n-riv
er a
ctiv
ities
, suc
h as
rem
ovin
g Tu
nnel
com
pone
nts a
nd in
stal
ling
brid
ge
com
pone
nts,
whi
ch h
ave
the
pote
ntia
l to
affec
t fish
and
fish
hab
itat.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
Effec
ts o
f the
follo
win
g on
fish
and
fish
hab
itat,
with
a sp
ecifi
c foc
us o
n Sa
lmon
, Stu
rgeo
n (W
hite
and
Gre
en),
Eula
chon
, Tro
ut, a
nd C
har:
• Und
erw
ater
noi
se g
ener
ated
by
activ
ities
such
as p
ile d
rivin
g an
d Tu
nnel
dec
omm
issio
ning
• Inc
reas
e su
spen
ded
sedi
men
t and
turb
idity
leve
ls du
e to
cons
truct
ion
with
in o
r adj
acen
t to
wat
er
• Ove
rlap
of P
roje
ct co
mpo
nent
s with
fish
hab
itat
• Infl
uenc
e of
stor
mw
ater
runo
ff on
fish
hab
itat
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Fie
ld st
udie
s to
addr
ess g
aps i
n da
ta
• Und
erw
ater
noi
se m
odel
ling
to p
redi
ct n
oise
cond
ition
s dur
ing
cons
truct
ion
Vege
tatio
nRa
tiona
leTh
e Pr
ojec
t is l
ocat
ed la
rgel
y w
ithin
an
activ
e tra
nspo
rtat
ion
corri
dor;
how
ever
, sm
all p
ortio
ns o
f the
Pr
ojec
t alig
nmen
t sup
port
nat
ive
vege
tatio
n, w
hich
m
ay in
clude
at-r
isk p
lant
spec
ies a
nd co
mm
uniti
es.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
eff
ects
to b
e st
udie
d• D
istur
banc
e of
at-r
isk p
lant
spec
ies o
r eco
syst
ems
durin
g sit
e pr
epar
atio
n
• Int
rodu
ctio
n of
inva
sive
plan
ts in
to se
nsiti
ve
ecos
yste
ms t
hrou
gh co
nstru
ctio
n ac
tiviti
es
• Ove
rlap
of P
roje
ct co
mpo
nent
s with
at-r
isk
ecos
yste
ms
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Ter
rest
rial e
cosy
stem
map
ping
to p
rovi
de a
bas
elin
e m
ap o
f veg
etat
ion
type
s
• Rar
e pl
ant s
urve
ys
Amph
ibia
nsRa
tiona
lePr
ojec
t rel
ated
cons
truct
ion
activ
ities
hav
e th
e po
tent
ial t
o aff
ect a
t-risk
am
phib
ians
with
in th
e Pr
ojec
t alig
nmen
t.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts
to b
e st
udie
dAn
ticip
ated
inte
ract
ions
of P
roje
ct co
mpo
nent
s and
act
iviti
es
with
am
phib
ians
that
will
be
stud
ied
inclu
de:
• Phy
sical
inju
ry d
urin
g ve
geta
tion
grub
bing
and
clea
ring
• Cha
nge
in a
rea
of a
t-risk
am
phib
ian
habi
tat
• Cha
nge
in h
abita
t con
ditio
ns a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith p
oten
tial
chan
ges i
n w
ater
qua
lity
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re e
xist
ing
data
• Hab
itat s
uita
bilit
y as
sess
men
t
• Fie
ld sa
mpl
ing
and
envi
ronm
enta
l DNA
ana
lysis
to id
entif
y pr
esen
ce
Wild
life
Ratio
nale
Terre
stria
l wild
life
spec
ies a
nd th
eir h
abita
t hav
e th
e po
tent
ial t
o be
affe
cted
by
activ
ities
ass
ocia
ted
with
hi
ghw
ay w
iden
ing
and
inte
rcha
nge
repl
acem
ents
, and
Deas
Slo
ugh
Brid
ge d
ecom
miss
ioni
ng.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts
to b
e st
udie
d• T
empo
rary
dist
urba
nce
durin
g sit
e-pr
epar
atio
n an
d co
nstru
ctio
n
• Noi
se a
nd li
ght d
istur
banc
e du
ring
cons
truct
ion
• Tem
pora
ry lo
ss o
f nes
ting
habi
tat
• Cha
nge
in a
vaila
ble
habi
tat
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Hab
itat s
uita
bilit
y as
sess
men
t
• Fie
ld su
rvey
s for
a v
arie
ty o
f bird
spec
ies,
a w
ell a
s bat
s
• Env
ironm
enta
l DNA
ana
lysis
to id
entif
y sm
all m
amm
al
pres
ence
Air Q
ualit
yRa
tiona
lePr
ojec
t-rel
ated
chan
ges i
n tra
ffic c
ondi
tions
in th
e Hi
ghw
ay 9
9 co
rrido
r ar
e an
ticip
ated
to re
sult
in ch
ange
s in
traffi
c rel
ated
air
emiss
ions
with
in
the
High
way
99
corri
dor a
nd p
oten
tial c
hang
es in
loca
l and
regi
onal
air
qual
ity.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Cha
nge
in a
ir qu
ality
due
to co
nstru
ctio
n-re
late
d em
issio
ns
• Cha
nge
in th
e am
ount
and
dist
ribut
ion
of tr
affic e
miss
ions
alo
ng
High
way
99
durin
g op
erat
ion
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Mod
ellin
g to
est
imat
e em
issio
ns fr
om tr
affic a
long
the
Proj
ect
alig
nmen
t und
er e
xist
ing
and
proj
ecte
d fu
ture
cond
ition
s with
and
w
ithou
t the
Pro
ject
• Ana
lyze
am
bien
t air
qual
ity m
onito
ring
data
from
Met
ro V
anco
uver
m
onito
ring
stat
ions
Noise
Ratio
nale
Proj
ect-r
elat
ed co
nstru
ctio
n an
d op
erat
ions
act
iviti
es h
ave
the
pote
ntia
l to
chan
ge e
xist
ing
noise
cond
ition
s.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Noi
se fr
om co
nstru
ctio
n-re
late
d ac
tiviti
es
• Pot
entia
l cha
nge
in n
oise
cond
ition
s at s
ensit
ive
loca
tions
due
to
Proj
ect-r
elat
ed ch
ange
s in
traffi
c con
ditio
ns d
urin
g op
erat
ion
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Noi
se m
onito
ring
at n
oise
-sen
sitiv
e sit
es
• Com
pute
r mod
ellin
g to
pre
dict
pot
entia
l cha
nges
in n
oise
cond
ition
s w
ith a
nd w
ithou
t the
Pro
ject
Visu
al Q
ualit
yRa
tiona
leTh
e Pr
ojec
t will
intro
duce
a n
ew st
ruct
ure
into
som
e vi
ewsc
apes
with
in
this
area
of t
he Lo
wer
Mai
nlan
d.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Effe
cts o
f the
intro
duct
ion
of th
e ne
w B
ridge
on
loca
l visu
al q
ualit
y
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
exi
stin
g in
form
atio
n
• Ide
ntify
key
view
poin
ts b
ased
on
revi
ew o
f lan
d us
e in
form
atio
n,
cons
ulta
tion
inpu
t, an
d vi
ewer
sens
itivi
ty
• Fie
ld su
rvey
s to
char
acte
rize
exist
ing
visu
al co
nditi
ons a
t key
vie
wpo
ints
• Com
pute
r mod
ellin
g to
crea
te si
mul
ated
imag
es sh
owin
g an
ticip
ated
vi
ews f
rom
key
view
poin
ts
Mar
ine U
seRa
tiona
leBr
idge
cons
truct
ion
and
Tunn
el d
ecom
miss
ioni
ng a
ctiv
ities
hav
e th
e po
tent
ial t
o aff
ect u
se o
f the
Fras
er R
iver
Sou
th A
rm a
nd D
eas S
loug
h by
co
mm
ercia
l and
recr
eatio
nal v
esse
ls as
wel
l as i
nter
fere
with
food
, soc
ial
and
cere
mon
ial fi
shin
g ac
tiviti
es b
y Ab
orig
inal
Gro
ups.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Tem
pora
ry in
terfe
renc
e w
ith m
arin
e us
e in
and
alo
ng Fr
aser
Riv
er
Sout
h Ar
m a
nd D
eas S
loug
h du
ring
barg
e-ba
sed
brid
ge co
nstru
ctio
n,
pile
driv
ing
with
in o
r adj
acen
t to
Deas
Slo
ugh,
Dea
s Slo
ugh
Brid
ge
deco
mm
issio
ning
, and
Tunn
el d
ecom
miss
ioni
ng
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Con
sult
with
key
mar
ine
and
wat
er-b
ased
land
use
rs a
nd a
genc
ies
• Con
sider
how
use
of t
he Fr
aser
Riv
er S
outh
Arm
and
Dea
s Slo
ugh
by
com
mer
cial a
nd re
crea
tiona
l ves
sels
and
Abor
igin
al G
roup
s may
be
affec
ted
by sp
ecifi
c con
stru
ctio
n ac
tiviti
es
Land
Use
Ratio
nale
Land
use
in th
e vi
cinity
of t
he P
roje
ct co
uld
be a
ffect
ed b
y th
e Pr
ojec
t du
ring
and
afte
r con
stru
ctio
n.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Tem
pora
ry d
istur
banc
e du
e to
chan
ges i
n tra
ffic p
atte
rns a
nd a
cces
s to
facil
ities
• Pot
entia
l ove
rlap
of P
roje
ct a
lignm
ent w
ith sm
all p
ortio
ns o
f lan
d pa
rcel
s adj
acen
t to
the
exist
ing
right
-of-w
ay
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
the
Offi
cial C
omm
unity
Pla
ns a
nd R
egio
nal G
row
th S
trate
gies
• Rev
iew
land
ow
ners
hip,
com
mun
ity p
lann
ing,
and
byl
aws
• Ana
lyze
info
rmat
ion
gath
ered
thro
ugh
the
publ
ic an
d st
akeh
olde
r co
nsul
tatio
n pr
oces
s
Agric
ultu
reRa
tiona
leTh
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
Pro
ject
bor
ders
pro
pert
ies w
ithin
the
Agric
ultu
ral
Land
Res
erve
and
Pro
ject
rela
ted
activ
ities
will
hav
e th
e po
tent
ial t
o in
tera
ct w
ith a
djac
ent p
rope
rty
uses
.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Pot
entia
l ove
rlap
of P
roje
ct co
mpo
nent
s with
agr
icultu
ral l
and
resu
lting
in
effe
cts o
n fa
rm in
frast
ruct
ure
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Map
Agr
icultu
ral L
and
Rese
rve
boun
darie
s
• Fie
ld st
udie
s and
farm
er in
terv
iew
s to
colle
ct in
form
atio
n on
exi
stin
g in
frast
ruct
ure
Wat
er an
d sed
imen
t qua
lity
Ratio
nale
Chan
ges i
n w
ater
and
sedi
men
t qua
lity,
and
re-s
uspe
nsio
n of
rive
r se
dim
ents
hav
e th
e po
tent
ial t
o aff
ect fi
sh a
nd fi
sh h
abita
t, m
arin
e m
amm
als,
and
vege
tatio
n al
ong
shor
elin
es. T
he P
roje
ct in
volv
es a
ctiv
ities
su
ch a
s rem
oval
of T
unne
l com
pone
nts a
nd in
stal
latio
n of
brid
ge
com
pone
nts t
hat c
ould
dist
urb
river
sedi
men
ts.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Ind
uced
turb
idity
and
re-s
uspe
nsio
n of
pot
entia
lly co
ntam
inat
ed
sedi
men
t dur
ing
Tunn
el re
mov
al
• Infl
uenc
e of
stor
mw
ater
runo
ff on
are
as a
djac
ent t
o th
e ne
w B
ridge
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re a
nd e
xist
ing
data
• Fie
ld st
udie
s to
char
acte
rize
sedi
men
t and
ass
ess w
ater
qua
lity
Rive
r hyd
raul
icsRa
tiona
leTu
nnel
dec
omm
issio
ning
and
rela
ted
activ
ities
coul
d in
fluen
ce ri
ver
proc
esse
s in
the
vicin
ity. C
hang
es in
wat
er le
vels,
velo
citie
s and
flow
co
nditi
ons,
and
cons
eque
nt ch
ange
s in
sedi
men
tatio
n an
d er
osio
n pa
ttern
s hav
e th
e po
tent
ial t
o aff
ect fi
sh a
nd fi
sh h
abita
t, m
arin
e m
amm
als,
and
land
and
mar
ine
use.
Pote
ntia
l Pro
ject
-rel
ated
effe
cts t
o be
stud
ied
• Sed
imen
t gen
erat
ion
durin
g Tu
nnel
dec
omm
issio
ning
• Cha
nge
in w
ater
leve
ls, sp
eed,
mov
emen
t of (
tidal
) sal
twat
er a
nd fl
ow
and
rate
of i
nfill
of th
e tre
nch
follo
win
g Tu
nnel
rem
oval
Asse
ssm
ent a
ppro
ach
• Rev
iew
lite
ratu
re, a
eria
l pho
togr
aphs
, and
exi
stin
g riv
erbe
d pr
ofile
dat
a
• Mod
el ch
ange
s in
curre
nt d
istrib
utio
ns, w
ater
leve
ls, se
dim
enta
tion
proc
esse
s, an
d m
ovem
ent o
f the
salt
wed
ge e
stua
ry b
ound
ary
Rive
rbed
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le
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um)
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ater
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and
floa
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ctio
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miss
ioni
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nel i
s mad
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of s
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gmen
ts th
at w
ere
sunk
into
pla
ce in
a
dred
ged
trenc
h, jo
ined
and
cove
red
with
sand
and
rock
. In
a re
vers
al o
f th
is pr
oces
s, al
l or p
arts
of t
he Tu
nnel
coul
d be
rem
oved
as f
ollo
ws:
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ions
of t
he Tu
nnel
prio
r to
plac
emen
t und
er th
e rive
r (19
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asse
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nel
cons
truct
ion
(195
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Grav
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Road
way
Cum
ulat
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ects
Cum
ulat
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Effec
ts• R
efer
s to
chan
ges t
o th
e en
viro
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t tha
t are
caus
ed b
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ects
of a
pro
pose
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ojec
t in
com
bina
tion
with
the
effec
ts o
f ot
her p
rese
nt a
nd fo
rese
eabl
e fu
ture
pro
ject
s and
act
iviti
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effec
ts a
sses
smen
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oten
tial i
ncre
men
tal e
ffect
s of o
ther
pre
sent
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d re
ason
ably
fore
seea
ble
proj
ects
that
coul
d in
tera
ct w
ith
pote
ntia
l effe
cts o
f con
stru
ctio
n an
d op
erat
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of th
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orge
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nel R
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ent P
roje
ct
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be
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tal a
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elim
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nd re
ason
ably
fore
seea
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ects
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e co
nsid
ered
in th
e Cu
mul
ativ
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ects
As
sess
men
t for
this
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ject
incl
udes
• Tilb
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it co
mm
ents
to E
AO
until
Mon
day,
Febr
uary
15,
201
6. E
AO a
ccep
ts
publ
ic co
mm
ents
thro
ugh
the
follo
win
g w
ays:
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to su
bmit
your
feed
back
: By
Onl
ine
Form
at:
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ww
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dex.h
tml
By M
ail:
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epar
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roje
ct A
sses
smen
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ager
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t Offi
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ox 9
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Gov
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ctor
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ticip
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onsu
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rmed
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ugho
ut th
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viro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t Rev
iew
:
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ine:
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t the
EAO
web
site
at:
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nviro
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pdat
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ail
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ffice
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men
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ulta
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rt fo
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blic
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men
t per
iod.
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repo
rt w
ill b
e po
sted
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AO’s
web
site
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n co
mpl
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