Doug Ford’s government is pushing ahead with new legislation it says will kick construction of Highway 413 into high gear by streamlining the environmental assessment process, allowing for around-the-clock construction and eliminating the right to appeal for expropriations.
The 52-km highway project has been stuck in gridlock at the environmental assessment (EA) stage for the past three years, after the federal government decided in 2021 to oversee the province’s work.