Does the Partnership support DRTP as a short-term solution?
The DRTP has been participating in the bi-national planning process and sharing information with the project team. The Partnership understands that in Canada, DRTP intends to pursue federal approval for their proposal under the provisions of improvements to a railway. The DRTP application will be considered by the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation will be a review agency. On the U.S. side, DRTP has indicated that they are proceeding with activities under the process for obtaining federal approvals used for the Port Huron-Sarnia rail tunnel project. The Partnership is considering the DRTP proposal within the EA/EIS process, along with other crossing proposals.
