Premier Doug Ford’s government is notifying 467 landowners along the route of the proposed Highway 413 for “permission to enter” their property to evaluate its suitability for the freeway.
and the Progressive Conservatives won every riding along the planned route.
“The purpose of this letter is to request permission to enter your property in order to conduct both intrusive and nonintrusive fieldwork in support of the project, as your property may include environmental and engineering features that would provide valuable input,” it continues. The province wants to do ecological investigations of plants and animals to determine if any “endangered species” would be affected.
The Tories have not yet disclosed what the highway, which the government says would include a “transit way” component, will cost.to specify the budget, even when asked by journalists for a “ballpark” figure.
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