# Public Works Committee approves McQuesten Park Active Transportation Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment... 12-0

The motion carried 12 to 0, with 2 absent at the Monday, August 31, 2026 meeting.

Published: 2026-10-30T21:06:35.657Z
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Canonical: https://localwire.ca/hamilton/2026-08-31-public-works-committee-approves-mcquesten-park-active-transportation-bri/
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## Record

Meeting: Public Works Committee
Date: Monday, August 31, 2026
Item: MOTION,
Result: Carried 12-0

## Report

Public Works Committee voted 12 to 0, with 2 absent on McQuesten Park Active Transportation Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment... at its Monday, August 31, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

```
McQuesten Park Active Transportation Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Ward 7) Megan Salvucci, Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure Programming and Planning, addressed Committee respecting Report PW26061, McQuesten Park Active Transportation Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Ward 7), with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation. (Pauls/Cassar) That Report PW26061, dated August 31, 2026, respecting McQuesten Park Active Transportation Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Ward 7), and the accompanying presentation, be received, and the following recommendations, be approved: (a) That the General Manager, Public Works, be authorized and directed to file the McQuesten Park Active Transportation Bridge Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Project File Report with the Municipal Clerk for a minimum thirty (30) day public review period; and, (b) That upon completion of the 30-Day Review Period, the completion of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks review period, and resolution of any Section 16 Order requests, the General Manager, Public Works, be authorized and directed to proceed with the implementation of the Preferred Solution (attached as Appendix “C” to Report PW26061) to be funded through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program: Public Transit Stream Process from 2019 and through future budget requests.
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Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=510949) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] Minutes 26-011: Public Works Committee, Monday, August 31, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=510949
[2] Public Works Committee, Monday, August 31, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=b997784e-e59a-4808-9928-f134e8db6212&lang=English