NCC launches LTIIC Study

June 2020:  Long Term Integrated Interprovincial Crossings Study  (LTIICS)

The NCC was once again tasked to conduct a study on the National Capital Region's interprovincial transportation challenges.   This was given a broader scope than the last 2007-2013 study.  Rather than being focused narrowly on 'where to build a new bridge' this LTIIC Study looks at the big picture to suggest potentially a portfolio of solutions that may include transit, cycling, peak demand management, as well as potential new road infrastructure.  The Study had multiple stages of public consultation and wrapped up by mid-2021.

The LTIIC Study was preceeded by a Study released in Spring 2020 which 'refreshed' the technical analyses of the 2007-2013 Bridge Study.  "Refresh' means to look at what might have changed since then in terms of the natural environment, the transportation network, new buildings, etc that require updates to the 2007-2013 Study.  These changes have been documented and in general the changes were fairly minor.  Link to the Refresh Study.

One thing the 'Refresh Study' did not attempt was to perform any analysis of current interprovincial crossing traffic and congestion levels in order to understand how those might have changed in the past 10 years.  This would seem to be pretty important information needed for any future analysis. 

The first stage of public consultations  focused on the Study's guiding principles and on what evaluation criteria are to be used to evaluate the pros and cons of multiple possible future scenarios.  Further details on this NCC 2020 Interprovincial Crossings Study are available at the NCC website.

Link to 2022 Final NCC LTIICS Report: