The controversial subway plan announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford in April 2020 now has legislative support in the form of a new law that expedites the planning, design, and construction process for transit projects in the province.
"Legislation that will expedite the planning, design and construction process of transit projects in the province of Ontario passed into law July 7," reports Mischa Wanek-Libman.
The new law, officially titled Bill 171: Building Transit Faster Act, 2020, "enables the province to speed the process of building Ontario’s four priority transit projects: Ontario Line, the Yonge North Subway Extension to Markham and Richmond Hill, the three-stop Scarborough Subway Extension and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension to Pearson airport," according to Wanek-Libman.
The law has the support of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and "[t]he provincial government says the legislation supports Premier Ford's 'New Subway Transit Plan for the GTA' ― representing the largest subway expansion in Canadian history."
More information on how the legislation achieves its stated goals are included in the source article.
FULL STORY: Ontario passes bill expediting transit planning, design and construction into law
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