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C 0- A: e - WA'i‘httwo CHIONICLE - Wednesday. Much I120” 'Ii'amc will be a major hurdle in approvm' g Costco project (hind-indium] To help alleviate that congestion the .. Ir "â€" ‘ *h" region proposed several infrastructure . . ... . WW. Rice Commercial Group did ”respond investments. including widening Erb Street‘ ., » â€"â€"-â€"»~ .. -â€" . - 7 ..__......_._-... ‘ ,- to requests for an interview. The Chronicle West to four lanes and lrtstalling two roundâ€" . ii W3» " ' ' ' ' 2 " contacted Sumac but was told the company abouts. one at Gate 1 and the other at Gatt’z ‘ . . ‘ '. . . ' ; could not comment without permission of the landfill site. The Gate 1 roundabo t . -â€" < a . , . .:' . . J . '~ in: J . from RlcoCommercialflrst. could open soon after the Costco is com- . , _. . . ‘ _ .. 1 The forecast for new auto trips into the plete and would be paid for by the developer. . ' “I“; a! W ‘ w ' '1 _ a developmentlaidout in theltmereport esti- At peak times on opening day. regional 3?. .' .. ::; ' â€"-. “in: i matesmmwcoroipsintotheareaduring stafiestimatean averagedelayofmorethan ,5 fl) fir... ._. ... . . 2 peak evening hours from Monday to Friday. six minutes to travel from Erb Street West i this um, n in.-.” J? ... I. ‘ ‘ . .‘ , ."t That numberlumps to 1.244 on Saturday. and lra Needles Boulevard to the Costco, 3 WW I... . . .‘ ' : . '11.} I » Sciansaldhardlyadaygoesbywhen she about 750 metres. Off-peak travel times 5; - i, 3 ‘ 13,33; ,. ._; . , ; p; y, . =. I doesn‘t get an email. a phone call or have a would beabout one minute. 1 , . WW ‘ 4 .. | '51. i conversation with someone about the con- The region is planning to widen lra Nee» 2. .. ._.. ._ ‘ ._...__._..._..__.__ .__.‘ gestion on lra Needles Boulevard and tiles to two lanes in two separate phases. s-W ‘ Tu? .. '7 ‘. “r “ J aroundErbStreetWest. Phase'i will start this year and extend from 1 N. I i | dwee . ..$- . , . '3‘ \\ i (in March 3. the city approved a land llighview Drive in Kitchener to University : ' t . . ' â€" â€"’ ‘. ; swap deal with Rice Commercial that will Avenue. and Phase 2 (20l6) from University : ,..... Â¥ i; i i I g ’ ’ ' ~ . ~3â€" . ' i give the developer sole ownership of the Avenue to Erb Street. ' c o q A, __ - a. ._-.__ . -__.1 - it. “i = '1 ._~_‘ ‘ property. with the intent to proceed with the ‘lt's going to be quite a busy construction ’ - 5' a: -. 7 _ _ .__ 1 development, season in northwest Waterloo in the summer = ~ I~§, ad ! 5â€". §'â€"_ 5' .- ' n“.- . I Scian voted against that deal because of of20l4. 20l5 and 2016." Strickland said. -~ -"---v-‘i’-'v M» - - ' ' â€"-=I='=v ~ ‘9 .4 traffic worries and how the exchange might ‘There's still a lot to do,” added Conn. The proposed fall opening of the Costco store on Erb Street West in the west end of the city be perceived by the public. Scott Mtl‘ner. “There are specific steps that has raised concerns about traffic and infrastructure impacts on the surrounding roads. A day later. Waterloo Regional council need to take place and this project, like any ‘“ “A” received a staff report highlighting the signif- other. will have to adhere to that" l - icant traffic delays that would result should Justin McFadden. the city's economic tapproval of the official plan amendment and “At this point they feel confident that Ilic the Costco be approved. Those delays would development officer. said the fall opening the zone change on the site. That is schedv traffic issues are being it(l(lf8§$(’(l," Mil ml 9 also affect operations at the nearby waste date is achievable but there are still a numâ€" uled to come to council in April. den said. ? management centre and could, in turn, have her of approvals that need to be attained by McFadden couldn't comment on the 5mm, however, is less confident, ! n tiveflnlncial' - . i: the developer. including the council developer ixissibly delaying the project until “'lhe people on the west side want il( mi 1 . , . the traffic issues had been to. but my loft is to ensure the l's are dotted ' l i resolved. He said Rice and the 'l 's are croswd,” she said “If lfl('\ rt- ‘ i i E ‘ I Commercial has Invested confident in the (traffic! information. I'd lim- \ .’ .i t j ‘ " ' . . heavilyiiitlicstte to see ll " ‘ ,' .‘ I I M 011 PM? o o o o \-« ,.... a». Region finaltzmg funding ..fl . .. 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