Highway 7/12 Alternative Route Environmental Assessment

June 19, 2023 - Update

At the June 19th Regular Council meeting, Council discussed the Highway 7/12 Alternative Route Environmental Assessment project. The discussion focused on whether to immediately terminate the EA or defer the discussion on the EA process to the fall (to allow staff to report on implications of terminating the EA). After a lengthy debate, the motion to terminate the EA process was voted on and carried by Council. As a next step, in the coming months, Town staff will provide a report to Council that outlines potential next steps to help address local and provincial needs, and accommodate future growth.

About the Highway 7/12 Alternative Route Environment Assessment Study

As the population grows in Whitby and the Greater Toronto Area, usage of Highway 7 and 12 is increasing. To support the traffic infrastructure needs of the community and accommodate this future growth, the Town has initiated a Provincial Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine an alternative route(s) for provincial traffic that does not go through the Downtown Brooklin area.

The study will evaluate alternative options for the route and recommend a preferred plan to address both the local and provincial traffic needs of the study area.

The Study Design Report was finalized after the first Connect Whitby round of community engagement conducted in June 2020. The report describes the study background, approach, process, alternatives and public consultation program.


Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

June 19, 2023 - Update

At the June 19th Regular Council meeting, Council discussed the Highway 7/12 Alternative Route Environmental Assessment project. The discussion focused on whether to immediately terminate the EA or defer the discussion on the EA process to the fall (to allow staff to report on implications of terminating the EA). After a lengthy debate, the motion to terminate the EA process was voted on and carried by Council. As a next step, in the coming months, Town staff will provide a report to Council that outlines potential next steps to help address local and provincial needs, and accommodate future growth.

About the Highway 7/12 Alternative Route Environment Assessment Study

As the population grows in Whitby and the Greater Toronto Area, usage of Highway 7 and 12 is increasing. To support the traffic infrastructure needs of the community and accommodate this future growth, the Town has initiated a Provincial Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to determine an alternative route(s) for provincial traffic that does not go through the Downtown Brooklin area.

The study will evaluate alternative options for the route and recommend a preferred plan to address both the local and provincial traffic needs of the study area.

The Study Design Report was finalized after the first Connect Whitby round of community engagement conducted in June 2020. The report describes the study background, approach, process, alternatives and public consultation program.


Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Highway 7/12 Alternative Route Survey – CLOSED

    Feedback collected will help inform the next phase of the project, which is to finalize the preliminary design of the preferred alternative route and submit the Environmental Study Report to the Government of Ontario for review.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Highway 7/12 Alternative Route Survey - CLOSED

    Thank you for sharing your feedback - the next survey on the Highway 7/12 Alternative Route will take place here on Connect Whitby from June 24 to July 16, 2021.

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