| The Ontario government has reached a major milestone for Highway 413 by completing 90 per cent of the preliminary design work, which gives greater certainty on the preferred alignment of the highway. Reaching this milestone has allowed the province to identify 113 full and 57 partial properties not required for building the highway, with the remaining land being released beginning in 2025.
Ontario has determined the design of all major structures, interchanges and crossings. Identifying the preferred alignment of the highway means the province can begin releasing unneeded land back to owners for farming, residential, business and other uses. Today’s milestone comes as a new report from the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis finds gridlock in Ontario is significantly impacting commuters’ quality of life and costing the economy $56 billion a year, further emphasizing the need to move forward on critical highway and road infrastructure projects including Highway 413. On November 25, 2024, the Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act received Royal Assent, allowing the province to accelerate construction of Highway 413, Bradford Bypass and the Garden City Skyway Bridge Twinning project, as well as create an accelerated process for the assessment of environmental impacts on Highway 413. During construction, Highway 413 is expected to contribute $350 million to the province’s GDP every year. |
