Hello and thank you for listening to the City of Hamilton Stone Church Road Feeder Main project presentation. This recording is provided in advance of a public information session hosted by the City of Hamilton on June 24th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Valley Park Library in program room B. This presentation describes the preliminary design for the City of Hamilton's Feeder Main project and provides information on how to contact the City about the project. Questions and comments can be directed to the City of Hamilton's project manager, Winston Wang. Contact information is provided online at www.hamilton.ca/build-invest-grow /construction-renovation/construction-your-area/stone-church-road-feeder-main and is listed in this presentation. We will first start with a land acknowledgement. The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Hodinošóne, and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Hodinošóne and Anishinabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase 1792 between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island, also known as North America, and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, partners, and caretakers. The purpose of this public information session is for the City to share information about the project location, construction approach, and to provide first points of contact for businesses, residents, and users within the study area. This presentation will cover background information about the project, the project timeline, the project team, provide an explanation of the alignment of the feeder main, provide an early description of the anticipated project impacts, and end with project next steps. The project team consists of Winston Wang, project manager, and Mengshu Yuan, design technologist from the City of Hamilton, working together with a consultant team at WSP. The Stone Church Road Feeder Main project was first identified and confirmed as a servicing solution through the City of Hamilton's Integrated Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update, completed in 2006 and updated in 2023. The Master Plan guides how infrastructure will be expanded over a 30-year time period to accommodate growth and ensure safe, clean drinking water, and effective environmental protection across the city. The Stone Church Road Feeder Main project involves the design and construction of a new feeder main, which is a large-diameter water pipe that is used to transport water from a water treatment plant or pumping station to a water reservoir or another pumping station. This feeder main plays a key role in providing residents, businesses, and users with clean potable water. The feeder main will service growth in the Airport Employment Growth District, Rymal Road Planning Area, and the Southeast Mountain Area. The project will also provide additional distribution capacity for the Tonbridge Pumping Station. The project location crosses through residential, mixed-use, and commercial areas, as well as environmentally sensitive areas of the natural heritage system, including two creek crossings. The The was initiated in spring of 2025. Since then, the city has been advancing preliminary design to confirm the alignment of the feeder main and review technical requirements, constructability, and constraints. Site investigations are ongoing. Detailed design is scheduled for completion in early 2027. By fall of 2027, the city will seek to procure a construction team for the project. Construction is expected to start in the summer of 2028, and the project is expected to be complete by the summer of 2031. The feeder main project will start from an existing valve chamber at the Mud Street West and First Road West intersection and connect to the existing Tunbridge Pumping Station located at Tunbridge Crescent and Stonechurch Road East. A valve chamber is an underground enclosure that houses valves and related equipment for controlling water, wastewater, or storm water systems. In most locations, the feeder main will be installed within the existing road right-of-way alongside or near the current water main to increase capacity and improve system reliability. This is also referred to as the twinning of the water main. Construction will primarily take place within the existing road right-of-way using open cut construction. Open cut construction involves removing large amounts of soil directly from the surface. Then, once construction is complete, the soil is placed on top to restore the area's original condition. However, three sections of the project will use trenchless construction methods to minimize disruption at surface level. Trenchless construction methods, such as micro tunneling, will be used in environmentally sensitive areas and busy road intersections. Trenchless construction methods avoid extensive digging, allowing for minimal disruption to roads, businesses, and communities. The three sections of the project with trenchless construction are at Falkirk's Creek, which passes under Mud Street West between Paramount Drive and Isaac Brock Drive. At Red Hill Creek within the Mount Albion Conservation Area, which passes under Stone Church Road East between Dartnell Road and Anchor Road. And at the intersection of Upper Red Hill Valley Parkway and Stone Church Road to allow for traffic to pass through. Temporary construction impacts are expected. These impacts may include noise, dust, and vibration during active work periods. The city will work with stakeholders in the area to mitigate impacts and notify residents in advance of any construction. There are four main areas of projected project impacts. First is traffic. There will be planned lane reductions and some road closures for a few weeks. The exact timelines around lane reductions and road closures will be communicated with residents and business owners beforehand. The city will work to maintain access to properties and reduce disruptions where possible. Second is noise and dust. Construction work hours will be between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. And dust will be actively controlled in order to keep residents and business owners safe. The exact work hours and dust mitigation measures will be determined at the detailed design phase. Third is residential and commercial driveways, which may be impacted by construction. Any impacted properties will be given notice approximately 2 weeks in advance with further details. Fourth is the environment. Any impacts to vegetation will be restored and replaced once construction is complete. The city is holding a public information session to gather your feedback and better understand user needs within the project area. If If are a landowner, land user, or business in the project area, feedback on local conditions and access needs will help the city to mitigate disruptions during construction. These next set of images show some locations along the route where access to private property and side streets will be impacted. The city and consultant team will work on advancing design to better communicate impacts and mitigation measures before construction. The first segment shown on the slide is between Tongue Bridge Crescent and Nebo Road along Stonechurch Road East. This slide shows a segment of the feeder main project that will be constructed between Anchor Road and Upper Mount Albion Road along Stonechurch Road East. This slide shows the segment of the feeder main project between Winterberry Drive and Marston Street along Paramount Drive. This slide shows the segment of the feeder main project between Paramount Drive and First Road West along Mud Street West. Access to the Heritage Hill Shopping Centre will be maintained from one entrance off Mud Street West and from Paramount Drive. Your feedback in person or by contacting the city's project team will be used to better understand the city's mitigation measures and construction timing. The project has completed its early design phase and is progressing into detailed design this year with pre-construction activities commencing in fall of 2027. Further updates will be shared as the project progresses. Thank you for your time in reviewing the details of this presentation.