PAGE 8, WTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1988 Viwsvary on fly-overs and, underpasses at expandeil 401 The 401 expansion through Whit- by will not take place for many years but varying positions have * alrèady been taken on fiy-overs or underpasses at Annes and Henry Sts. * Accompanying what wiii likely be an expansion to 10 lanes of the 401 east.from Regional Rd. 23 are initial design proposais tiiat would create an underpass at Annes St. and closethe Henry St. overpass, * as outiined >at1 an 'information session at the Whitby municipal building last week. "But we understand Whitby would like that left in," said Daniel McKnight, enviroumental pianner for the Ministry of Transportation and Communication, about the Henry St. overpass.. Town planning director Bob Short confirmed that planning staff would like the Henry St. overpass to remain open but also that a fly- * over, rallier than an underpass, be constructed aI Annes to'handie traffic growth expected fromn future development in the area, including housing on the hospital lands. "lWe see the Annes St. fly-over as being required in the future," said Short. However,- Whitby west ward councillor Joe Bugelli says he is "dead against" an underpass at Annes and also opposes an over- pass for the street. Bugeli says an underpass could present problems because of poten- tial flooding. And he says the Henry St. overpass, which could later be expanded to meet traffic growth, should remain as the familiar ac- LJ -I cess to iroquois Park, The Station Gallery and other facilities in the area. Short said land was acquired in 1976 to accommodate a future fly-over at Annes for which provision has also been mnade in both the Town and Region officiai plans. Bugelli said he has discussed the Annes St. location with some residents of the area who have "a lotof concern" about the plan. McKnight said a 401 interchange at Regional Rd. 23, which could be the first project to begin in Whitby although it would "lideally" be seven to 10 years away, was also a subject of some concern -for some residents at the information session last week. McKnight said property acquisition as well as visual and noise impact are-among concerns. He said the Town wants the inter- change "'as soon as possible" to redirect some truck traffic. The Region of Durham has also iden- tif ied the interchange as a priority. The design presentation also shows ipiprovements to the Brock St. interchange (wider 401 exit loop) and Thickson Rd. interchange NDP eleets Emoff Bernie Emoff was elected president at the founding meeting of the Ontario Riding New Democrats Sunday in Ajax. Doug Harvey was elected vice- president, Don Warne treasurer,. and Bryce Jordan secretary. Mem- bers at large are Don Stewart, Jim Wisemen, Sarah Kelly, Norah Love, Cal Bugden and Kathy Keefer. as weli as the extension of Blair and Hopkins Sts. across the 401. McKnight said Town planning staff also lndicated a preference for a Blair St. extension over Hopkins should a decision on one or the other have to be made. McKnight said impact studies and funding are factors that lead to MTC recom- mendations on priorities within the 401 expansion project. The ministry recently announced plans to continue the core and coliectors system beyond Brock Rd. in Pickering to Regional Rd. 23, and expansion to 10 lanes from Rd. 23 through Oshawa to Courtice Rd. in Newcastle. Previously the ministry had an- nounced a $i00-million extension of the core and collectors systems from Nielson Rd. to Brock Rd. in Pickering. The latest annmouncement for the section that includes Whitby would cost $209 million, according to estimates. 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