Promise History
2.11.12 - “Over the next decade, a re-elected PC government will […] build highways […] including […]: Highway 413, which will save drivers in Halton, Peel and York Regions up to 30 minutes each way on their commute”
30-Apr-2024
Highway 413, initially known as the GTA West Corridor, was a promise made during the Ford government’s 2018 election campaign (see more here). In May 2021, the project was designated under the federal impact assessment process, meaning that the federal government took over the environmental assessment. In October 2023, Ontario announced that it was applying for judicial review of the federal government’s involvement in Highway 413, and in April 2024, the government anounced that they had reached an agreement with the federal government, and construction would begin in 2025. This promise is in progress.
“The Ontario government is moving ahead to get shovels in the ground on Highway 413 after having reached an agreement with the federal government for the project to proceed with strong environmental protections in place.”
Ontario Building Highway 413
24-Oct-2023
“Ontario is applying for judicial review of the federal government’s involvement in controversial projects like Highway 413 and Ontario Place to “ensure that federal decision makers can no longer impede desperately needed infrastructure projects,” the province says. […] The federal government says it hasn’t received the province’s initial project description so it can start the impact assessment process.”
Ontario asks court to prevent feds from 'holding up' Highway 413, Ontario Place
25-Jun-2022
Highway 413, initially known as the GTA West Corridor, was a promise made during the Ford government’s 2018 election campaign (see more here). In May 2021, the project was designated under the federal impact assessment process, meaning that the federal government took over the environmental assessment. This environmental assessment is still ongoing, and as the commitment to time savings is contingent on the building of the Highway (see more here), this promise is considered not rated.
“On May 3, 2021, the Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change designated the Highway 413 Project under the Federal Impact Assessment Act. […] Ontario has started to develop materials required for the planning phase of the Federal Impact Assessment process, including the preparation of an Initial Project Description (IPD). “
Process and Timeline
Reference Documents
“The Panel’s modeling results suggested that the [GTA West Highway, now Highway 413] Recommended Actions would deliver transportation benefits in the form of travel time savings across a range of future scenarios. In some scenarios, such as the self-driving vehicle scenarios, the results suggested higher travel time savings. In others, such as the slower-growth, “compact” land use scenarios, modeling results suggested lower travel time savings. Translating these model results into practical findings, the Panel concluded that the [GTA West] Recommended Actions would deliver approximately one minute of travel time savings per vehicular trip across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. On its own, the proposed new [GTA West] highway corridor would deliver approximately half of those savings, or about 30 seconds per vehicle trip.”
Greater Toronto Area West Corridor Advisory Panel Report
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