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Home My WebLink AboutDSD-18-144 - Noise Exemption – MTO Highway 7 Highway 85 InterchangeREPORT TO:Finance and CorporateServices Committee DATE OF MEETING:December 10, 2018 SUBMITTED BY:Barry Cronkite, Director of Transportation Services, 519-741-2200, ext. 7372 PREPARED BY:Stephanie Brasseur, Traffic Project Coordinator 519-741-2200, ext. 7373 WARD (S) INVOLVED:Ward 1, 10 DATE OF REPORT:November 20, 2018 REPORT NO.:DSD-18-144 SUBJECT:Noise Exemption MTO Highway 7/Highway 85 Interchange ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario (MTO) and its contractors be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 450 Noise of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code Article 6 Construction Work during the geotechnical and pavement investigation drilling for the preliminary detail design for the new Highway 7/85 Interchange in the City of Kitchener. The request for the noise by-law exemption is between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for the period of January 7 to May 3, 3019. BACKGROUND: This report is a continuation of INS-16-002 Noise Exemption Victoria St Bridge Utility Relocation report as well as INS-16-027 Noise Exemption Victoria Street Bridge Widening and Replacement and Shirley Avenue Widening and Extension (MTO). The Ministry of Transportation has retained WSP (formerly MMM Group) to complete the detail design related to the introduction of the New Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph.The new Highway 7 will be a four lane controlled access highway that will connect Highway 85 in Kitchener to Highway 6 (Hanlon Parkway) in Guelph. The previous exemptions listed were related to work which was undertaken in sequence in advance of the new construction of the new Highway 7. REPORT: The work to be completed will include;the drilling of 32 boreholes on Highway 85 between Krug Street and Guelph Street along with Frederick Street between Highway 85 and Ann Street. The boreholes will all be drilled within the MTOhighway 85and/orthe Metrolinx/Go Transit rights of way to collect soil samples and perform testing for retaining walls and the foundations for the new proposed overpass bridges for the new Highway 7 project. Each borehole will be completed within in 1 to 3 nights depending on the depth. No yard site is required and equipment will be removed from the site each day. ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 1 - 1 Night work is required due to the restricted lane closure times allowed by MTOon Highway 85. Night drilling may also be required on Frederick Street due to the major road impact. All work will require lane closures and must be scheduled in advance to accommodate traffic volume. The drilling is expected to be completed within 4 months.Drilling is planned to be completed from January 7 to May 3, 2019 between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Sunday night to Friday morning. Noise generated by the drilling process are mostly diesel engines powering the trucks and drill rig. The drill rig creates the most noise and will run constant during all working hours which produces noise similar to that of a running transport truck. The most disruptive noise is created by the instrument used to collect soil samplesand will be completed in 15-30 minute intervals throughout the duration of drilling.This tool uses a weight to drivesteel rods into the boreholes Unfortunately there are no feasible options for reducing the level of noise created during the drilling as the processes and tools available do not allow for lowering noise levels. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: egic vision through the delivery of core service. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM he council / committee meeting. CONSULT Thurber Engineering Ltd will provide letter notificationto the surrounding residents/businesses in advance of the commencement of the work detailing the work to be completed and approximate scheduling. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services Department Attached: Appendix A Thurber Engineering Ltdnoise exemption for overnight drillingletter dated October 31, 2018. 1 - 2 October 31, 2018File: 11375 City of Kitchener 200 King Street West Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4G7 Attention: Stephanie Brasseur NOISEEXEMPTION FOR OVERNIGHT DRILLING TO TAKEPLACEON HIGHWAY 85 NEARHIGHWAY 7, KITCHENER,ONTARIO DearMs. Brasseur: WSP is working on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to provide preliminary and detail design services related to the introduction of New Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph. New Highway 7 will be a four-lane controlled access freeway that will connect Highway 85 (Kitchener-WaterlooExpressway)inKitchenerto Highway6 (HanlonParkway)inGuelph (GWP 408-88-00).Thurber EngineeringLtd.(Thurber)hasbeenretainedby WSP to complete the geotechnical and pavement investigations for this project. Drilling on freeways such as Hwy 85 is only feasible and permissible overnight due to the restricted lane closure times allowed by the MTO.Night drilling may also be required on Frederick St. due to the major impact roadwork wouldotherwisehave ontheheavytraffic.Allworkwillrequirelaneclosuresandthereforeis required to be scheduled to accommodate traffic patterns. 1.SCOPE OF WORK The work to be completed includes drilling boreholes on Highway 85 between Krug St. and GuelphSt.,andFrederickSt.betweenHighway85 andAnn St.Thelocationsoftheproposed boreholes are shown on the Figures included in Appendix A. Boreholes will be drilled to collect soil samples and perform in-situ testing if required. The boreholes to be drilled arefor retaining walls and the foundations forproposed new overpass bridges for the New Highway 7 project.All of the boreholes to be drilled are either within the MTO right-of-way or the Metrolinx/Go Transit right-of-way.Eachboreholewilltake1 to 3 nights tocompletedependingon therequiredborehole depth.Theequipmentusedto drilltheboreholeswillberemoved from siteeachday.A material/equipment yard is not required onsite. 2.SUMMARYOF NOISE AND NOISE MITIGATION Noise caused by proposed borehole drilling will be mostly caused by the diesel engines powering the trucks and drill rig. Of these machines, the drill rig will be the loudest and will run during all working hours. The drill rig engine noise however is similar tothe noise producedby a running transport truck (70-90 dB); the noise is constant. Page 1of2 214-!3121!Xjotupo!Qbsl!Esjwf-!Pblwjmmf-!PO!M7I!6S8!!U;!:16!93:!9777!!G;!:16!93:!2277! uivscfs/db 1 - 3 The loudest noise which will be madewill be caused by the instrument used to collect soil samples. This tool uses a weight to hammer steelrodsinto the borehole and produces a loud . Past testing has shown noise levels ranging from 105-112 dB for similar equipmentnear the drill rig. Soil sampling requires the use of this instrument and will be done in approximately 15-30 minute intervals throughout the duration of drilling. Unfortunately,there are no feasible options for reducing the level of noise created while drilling the proposed boreholes; the processes andtools available do not allow for lowering noise levels. 3.SCHEDULE OF WORK rd Drilling is planned to be completedfrom January 7th to May 3, 2019, assuming the noise exemption is approved prior to December 16, 2018. Drilling on Hwy 85isexpected to take approximately 3monthsto complete, however 4months may be required to allow for poor weather and unexpected ground conditions. Overall, Thurber thst anticipates work will take place between January 7andApril 1, 2019, however we request the thrd noise exemption be valid between January 7andMay 3, 2019to account for unexpected circumstances and flexibility in drill rig availability. All work is proposed to be completed between the hours of 8pmand6am, Sunday night to Friday morning. 4.NOTIFICATION TO LOCAL ADDRESSES In an attempt to inform the public of the expected work, letters will be distributed to the addresses anticipated to be effected by the noise caused by overnight work. Letters will outline the work to be completed and approximate scheduling. The letter will be madeavailable to a representative with the City of Kitchener for review prior to distribution. Yours truly, Thurber Engineering Ltd. Nancy Berg, EIT, Ph.D. Geotechnical E.I.T./ Field Coordinator Jason Lee, P.Eng. Principal / Senior Geotechnical Engineer Client:WSPDate:October 31, 2018 File No.:11375Page 2of3 E-File:H:\\10000+\\11375 Hwy 7 New PD and DD Foundations\\Field & lab data\\01 Field Prep\\04 Hwy 85 Structure\\Noise ExemptionLetter.doc 1 - 4 Appendix A Borehole Locations Client:WSPDate:October 31, 2018 File No.:11375Page 3of3 E-File:H:\\10000+\\11375 Hwy 7 New PD and DD Foundations\\Field & lab data\\01 Field Prep\\04 Hwy 85 Structure\\Noise ExemptionLetter.doc 1 - 5 1 - 6 1 - 7 1 - 8 1 - 9 1 - 10 1 - 11