Plans have changed for a new truck rest stop north of Wawa.
Correspondence officially accepted by Wawa Municipal Council this week from Egis - the company overseeing the project for Ontario's Ministry of Transportation - acknowledged concerns raised by Council in a resolution passed in February, after Council heard concerns about the plan from the Michipicoten Rod and Gun Club, as the rest stop's proposed location is next to where the club's range has been for decades.
The letter says the MTO's committed to shift the rest centre's layout and the "pet area" as far north or west as possible - away from the gun range - while removing a future inspection station and weigh scale from the plan, adding signage throughout the site to advice users of the adjacent shooting range, adding a 4-metre tall berm along the south/east side of the rest centre, and ensuring design drawings specify the treed buffer between the rest centre and the club's property remain untouched - moves club president Rocky Alajoki confirmed to JJAM FM News seem to cover its concerns.
In addition to those changes to plans, the MTO's also agreed to consider putting an electronic billboard west of the rest centre location, to advise travellers of road conditions and closures, a move Council had pushed for in their resolution.