Kitchener Corridor - Heritage Road Layover - Preliminary Designs
Learn more about the proposed facility design, existing surroundings, location details, and renderings and submit your comments.
Heritage Road Layover
Metrolinx acknowledges that it operates on the traditional territory of Indigenous Peoples including the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. In particular, we acknowledge that the Heritage Layover Project is proposed on lands covered by Treaty 19, 1818 with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Metrolinx is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous Peoples, and to working towards meaningful reconciliation with the original caretakers of this land.
Metrolinx continues to engage with Indigenous Nations to ensure that adverse impacts to Aboriginal and Treaty Rights are avoided or minimized in as part of a meaningful consultation process. As a result, Metrolinx has decided to pause the Heritage Road Layover Project Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) until any impacts can be determined.
The Notice of Issue can be found here →.
To accommodate the planned growth and service improvements on Kitchener GO Rail Corridor, construction of a new train layover (Heritage Road Layover) is proposed. The facility would be located between the Mount Pleasant GO Station and the Georgetown GO Station.
Heritage Road Layover is proposed within the Halton Subdivision of the Kitchener Corridor, between Heritage Road (Mile 20.14) and Winston Churchill Boulevard (Mile 21.15) in the City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel.
This graphic shows the project process and identifies where public engagement will take place. Engagement is strategically aligned with key project milestones to allow the project team to validate their technical studies and inform the development of future work. The timeline also accounts for the completion of mandated environmental studies.
Between January 12 and January 26, 2022, individuals provided their input during Public Information Centre #1. We thank everyone that participated in this event.
Participants expressed concern about potential noise, vibration, and air quality impacts due to the project. They noted that they wanted clarity on what the impacts are projected to be, as well as what mitigation measures will be put in place to protect the surrounding areas. There were also questions about the overall impact to surrounding properties, including how this project will impact the development potential of the surrounding area.
The following common themes were present:
The Project Team reviews all comments and questions submitted throughout the TPAP. All comments received from the public, stakeholders and Indigenous Nations will be documented in the engagement/consultation record for this Project as part of the EPR. Feedback provided during the first virtual public engagement session has been and will continue to be considered to inform key Project decision-making.
You can view the full Round 1 Engagement Summary Report.
Review the full Public Information Center #2 presentation document to learn more about the proposed Heritage Road Layover project.
Learn more about the proposed facility design, existing surroundings, location details, and renderings and submit your comments.
Learn about the study findings along with key mitigation and monitoring measures that will be implemented for the project. Learn more and submit your comments.
Use the Ask-a-Question forum to submit your questions about the proposed Heritage Road Layover to the project team.
Learn about GO Rail Expansion and the proposed Heritage Road Layover and submit your comments.
A number of technical studies are being completed under the TPAP to ensure that any potential adverse effects from proposed infrastructure are either avoided, mitigated, or minimized. Learn more and submit your comments.