The province wants to create an “accelerated environment assessment process” for Highway 413 as part of proposed legislation aimed at speeding up construction on priority highway projects in Ontario.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford greets tradespeople during an announcement for the building of Ontario Highway 413, in Caledon, Ont., Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole BurstonThe province wants to create an “accelerated environmental assessment process” for Highway 413 as part of proposed legislation aimed at speeding up construction on priority highway projects in Ontario.
“Every minute wasted in traffic is a minute that could be spent with friends, family, and the people who matter most,” Ontario’s Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said in a news release. In response to the proposed legislation, Ontario Green Party Deputy Leader Aislinn Clancy accused the province of “slashing environmental laws.”come up with a serious plan to reduce gridlock and get Ontarians moving," Clancy said in a written statement.
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