Within a section of St. John’s Sideroad, between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue in the Town of Aurora, is the McKenzie Wetland Complex, an important environmental feature to the local community and a provincially-significant area. This road is under the jurisdiction of the Regional Municipality of York. As a result of highly-active community development in this area, the Class Environmental Assessment recommended this road be widened to a four-lane urban crosssection with profile improvements to satisfy design standards. Construction within the wetland presented unique design challenges. In keeping with the conference theme, Transportation Without Boundaries, this project successfully overcame two significant limitations: First, it addressed the environmental constraints with unique solutions. Second, it overcame significant financial challenges through successful funding partnerships.
