Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act
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| Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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| Citation | S.O. 2024, c. 25 |
| Assented to | November 25, 2024 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill citation | Bill 212 |
| Introduced by | Prabmeet Sarkaria MPP, Minister of Transportation |
| First reading | October 21, 2024 |
| Second reading | November 7, 2024 |
| Third reading | November 25, 2024 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 (French: Loi de 2024 sur le désengorgement du réseau routier et le gain de temps) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario relating to road transportation infrastructure in Ontario.
Highway 413
The legislation expedites the construction of Highway 413.[1] This means that there would not be a full environmental assessment or Indigenous consultation by the time construction started.[2]
Bicycle lanes
The legislation gives the provincial government significant control over municipal bicycle lanes.[3] It requires the municipalities asking the provincial government for permission over approval to implement bicycle lanes if this would remove a lane for other traffic.[3] Three major bicycle lanes in Toronto are removed under the legislation.[3]
The legislation also ensures that no cyclists could sue the provincial government for injuries sustained due to the lack of a bicycle lane.[4] It stipulates the provincial government will not pay costs for initial bike lane implementation.[4]