Ontario Advancing Work on Bradford Bypass

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BRADFORD — The Ontario government is advancing work on the Bradford Bypass through the award of a contract for tree clearing, which is now underway. Crews are clearing a path along the planned route for the highway’s west section, marking another milestone in the province’s plan to tackle gridlock and give drivers across York Region and Simcoe County more time …

Ontario Moving Ahead to Build Bradford Bypass

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BRADFORD — The Ontario government has awarded a major contract to oversee the design, quality control, safety and delivery of the west section of the Bradford Bypass expressway, marking a significant milestone in the province’s plan to relieve gridlock, save commuters time and keep goods moving across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. “Our government is making real progress on our plan …

Ontario Tackling Gridlock to Save Drivers Time

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TORONTO — The Ontario government introduced the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act to tackle gridlock and make life easier for drivers. The legislation, if passed, would allow the province to build highways faster, including through a new Highway 413 Act that would create a new, accelerated environmental assessment process for the construction of Highway 413 and the extensions of Highway 410 …

ON Awards Contract to Connect Highway 400 to Bradford Bypass

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BRADFORD — The Ontario government is getting shovels in the ground on a new interchange at Highway 400 and Simcoe County Road 88 and a new southbound lane on Highway 400 that will connect to the future Bradford Bypass. Construction begins this summer and marks a significant milestone in the province’s plan to fight gridlock across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, …

Ontario Awards Contract for Bradford Bypass

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BRADFORD — The Ontario government is awarding a contract for the detail design of the western section of the Bradford Bypass, marking an important milestone in the province’s plan to build the new four-lane, 16-kilometre highway that will relieve gridlock, save commuters time and keep goods moving across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. “As Ontario grows at a historic rate, there …

Ontario Streamlining Complex Approval Processes

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Changes will protect world-class environmental standards while helping get shovels in the ground sooner BRAMPTON — As the Ontario government is investing nearly $98 billion over the next ten years to build new roads, highways and public transit, including Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass, it is streamlining and simplifying the complex 50-year-old environmental assessment (EA) process to make it …

ON Banning Road Tolls, Freezing Driver’s Licence 

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Province also saving drivers time by automating licence plate renewal process TORONTO — The Ontario government is keeping costs down for drivers by introducing legislation that would, if passed, ban tolls on provincial highways. This ban would apply to the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway once uploaded to the province, as well as the province’s 400-series highways. “Our government under …