The Class Environmental Assessment Process for Group 'B' Projects
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Overview
The diagram depicts the relationship between the different stages of the Class Environmental Assessment Process for Group 'B' Projects, the relevant steps for each stage, and the relevant outputs of those steps.
Values
Text presented on the image:
Heading:
- The Class Environmental Assessment Process for Group 'B' Projects
Subheading:
- Public Consultation
- We are here
Process stages:
- Ongoing Transportation Needs Assessment
- Needs Identified
- Preliminary Design
- Detail Design
- Construction
Timeline:
- Data Collection: Review available background information and conduct field investigations as required to identify existing conditions in the study area
- Notice of Study Commencement
- Generate and Evaluate: Develop design alternatives and consider staging and construction to the Preferred Plan
- Public Information Centre 1
- Select: Identify the Preferred Plan. Identify mitigation measures to address potential impacts
- Finalize: Complete Detail Design and Construction Staging Plans
- Report: Document the process leading to the Preferred Plan
- Design and Construction Report (30-Day Comment Period)
- Clearance: The Class EA requirements are met and the project is cleared to proceed to Construction
Presentation
The diagram presents the process stages horizontally in order from left to right. Above "Detail Design" are the words "We are here." Below the process stages, the timeline is presented as a horizontal line with circles at irregular intervals along it. From each circle (except one), a vertical line juts up or down and leads to text. The text that is upward of the timeline has no background. The text that is downward of the timeline is presented inside a solid coloured rounded rectangle. A line juts downward from this rectangle and leads to an icon. The timeline is surrounded by an outline with a triangle pointing to "Preliminary Design" in the process stages above.
The first circle on the timeline points upward to the text for "Data Collection". The second circle points downward to the text "Notice of Study Commencement." This then points downward to an icon showing two conversation bubbles. The third circle on the timeline points upward to "Generate and Evaluate." The fourth circle points downward to "Public Information Centre 1," and below that to an icon showing three people. The fourth circle points upward to "Select." The fifth circle does not have any lines pointing from it. The sixth circle points upward to "Finalize," and the seventh circle points upward to "Report." The eighth circle points downward to "Design and Construction Report," and below that to an icon of a book cover. The last circle points upward to "Clearance."
The second circle appears on the timeline shortly after the first, implying this is the output of the first step. The "Design and Construction Report" circle appears shortly after the "Report" circle, implying this is the output of that step. The other circles are relatively equidistant along the timeline, with variations in spacing seeming accidental rather than deliberate.