What was the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) decision on King Edward Avenue in 1999?
Background: The 1997 Official Plan (OP) of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC) was appealed to the OMB by a number of individuals and groups who asked, among other items, that two interprovincial corridors, the Kettle Island corridor and the Champagne arterial (Lemieux) corridor, and the extension of the Vanier Parkway be added to the RMOC OP. The purpose of these additional road links was to reduce traffic impacts in the King Edward-Rideau-Waller- Nicholas (KERWN) truck route. Findings: Of the crossings discussed at the hearing, the OMB found that the Kettle Island corridor must be included in the OP and that the approaches to the Kettle Island crossing must be protected. The OMB found that the King Edward Avenue area had suffered environmental, social and economic impacts. All parties at the hearing agreed that something had to be done. The OMB found that a new bridge should be designed to accommodate trucks and should be designated as a truck route. The OMB found tha
