The province's preferred route for Highway 413, running from Highway 400 in Vaughan and curving west to where Highways 401 and 407 meet in Halton. (ontario.ca)The Ford government is already in the midst of its own "robust" environmental assessment, says Ontario Transport Minister Caroline Mulroney. "It is unclear what the scope of ​a federal impact assessment would be, or whether a full impact assessment would be warranted," Mulroney wrote in a statement on Monday after Ottawa released its decision. No federal assessment for Bradford BypassMeanwhile, the federal government declined to do its own environmental assessment on a nearby proposed highway that's also raised concerns among environmental groups. Environmental Defence and other environmental groups take particular issue with the province's plan to use an environmental assessment of the Holland Marsh highway that dates from 1997, rather than start fresh.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2021 17:33 UTC