What's New Archive - 2008



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2008

December 30, 2008

News Release
Start The Year Off Right: Don’t Drink And Drive

December 24, 2008

Fact Sheet
Mandatory Truck Speed Limiters

December 23, 2008

News Release
Plan Ahead For A Safe Ride Home

December 22, 2008

News Release
Truck Speed Being Capped

December 17, 2008

Publication
2008-2009 Accessibility Plan

December 5, 2008

News Release
Ontario To Permit Low-Speed Vehicles

December 1, 2008

News Release
Improving Commercial Truck Program

November 27, 2008

News Release
McGuinty Government Launches the Green Commercial Vehicle Program

November 18, 2008

House Statement
Road Safety Act, 2008

News Release
Making Ontario's Roads Safer

Video
Watch this announcement

November 7, 2008

News Release
Specialty Plate Makes It Easy To Spot A Veteran

November 6, 2008

News Release
New bridges on the way for Highway 404

MacIsaac to become part time Metrolinx chair following release of final report

October 31, 2008

News Release
Canada and Ontario Announce Reopening Of Walker Road To Improve Traffic

October 30, 20008

News Release
Greening Commercial Fleets
Replacing West Duffins Creek Bridge

October 28, 2008

House Statement
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2008

News Release
Keep Your Eyes On The Road And Hands On The Wheel

Video
Driver Distraction: Proposed Legislation Announcement

Driver Distraction: A Simulation

October 17, 2008

News Release
Highway 33 Getting New Roundabout Intersection

October 9, 2008

News Release
Watch For Wildlife When You're Behind The Wheel

October 2, 2008

News Release
Green Technology Used To Repair Highway 10

September 30, 2008

News Release
Fasten Your Seatbelts, Ontario

September 19, 2008

News Release
Highway 401 To Be Repaired Near Morrisburg

September 18, 2008

News Release
Highway 401 Improvements in Cambridge Coming

Highway 115 Improvements Coming

September 17, 2008

News Release
Highway 400 Road Repairs On The Way

September 16, 2008

News Release
Fixing Highway 37 CNR Bridge

September 12, 2008

News Release
Gananoque River Bridge On Highway 401 To Be Repaired

September 10, 2008

News Release
Constable Philip Shrive And CPR Bridges To Be Repaired

September 5, 2008

News Release
QEW in Mississauga To Be Repaired

September 4, 2008

News Release
The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario Complete Safety and Traffic Flow Improvements to Highway 401 in London

September 3, 2008

News Release
Vernon Lake Narrows Bridge To Be Replaced

August 28, 2008

News Release
Go Riders Get New Stop On Stouffville Line

August 26, 2008

News Release
Keeping School Bus Children Safe

August 22, 2008

News Release
GO Transit On Track To Improved Service Along Lakeshore East Line (includes Federal Backgrounder)

Provincial Backgrounder

GO Transit Service Is Expanding

August 15, 2008

News Release
Canada and Ontario Announce Start of Construction on Essex County Road 22

August 14, 2008

News Release
Highway 17 To Be Repaved

August 5, 2008

News Release
Highway 401 Near Woodstock to be Widened
Highway 77 Improvements Coming Soon

August 1, 2008

News Release
Rapid Bridge Replacement Keeps Commuters Moving

Visit the Clyde Avenue webpage for more information.
Impaired Boating Is The Same As Impaired Driving

July 28, 2008

News Release
Ontario Looks Into Low Speed Electric Vehicle Use

July 25, 2008

News Release
Bus Rapid Transit Paves the Way For Improved Access To York University

July 24, 2008

News Release
Canada and Ontario Sign $6.2-Billion Building Canada Infrastructure Agreement

July 21, 2008

News Release
Ontario To Widen Highway 10 In Caledon

Highway 409 Road Improvements In The Works

Highbury Avenue Interchange Gets An Upgrade

July 18, 2008

News Release
Eco-Friendly Roadwork Planned For Highway 58

July 7, 2008

News Release
Bridge Dedicated To Fallen OPP Officer

July 4, 2008

News Release
Major Road Repairs Planned For Highway 427

July 3, 2008

News Release
Ontario Improving Highway 118 This Summer

June 27, 2008

News Release
Canada and Ontario To Widen County Road 22
Move Over For Emergency Vehicles

June 26, 2008

News Release
Provincial Gas Tax Funds Support Parry Sound Transit

June 25, 2008

News Release
Environmental Approvals For Transit Fast-Tracked

June 20, 2008

News Release
Sherman Brown Bridge In Chatham-Kent To Be Repaired

June 18, 2008

News Release
Binational Effort One Step Closer To a New Border Crossing Between Windsor and Detroit

June 16, 2008

News Release
Ontario To Limit Truck Speed

June 13, 2008

News Release
Partnership Means Cost Savings For Municipalities and Taxpayers

June 10, 2008

News Release
New Transportation Study Underway Between Brantford and Cambridge

June 3, 2008

News Release
Ontario Introduces Passport Alternative

Ontario Tests Trucks And Buses During Roadcheck 2008

June 3, 2008

Enhanced Driver's Licence (EDL), Photo Cards

May 30, 2008

News Release
New French Slogan Licence Plate for Passenger Vehicles

Ontario Introduces French Licence Plate

May 27, 2008

News Release
Bridge Work Planned On Highways 3 and 6

May 26, 2008

News Release
Ontario's Road Construction Season Starts

May 16, 2008

News Release
Ontario Improving Accessible Parking For Motorcyclists

Ride Safely Both On and Off The Road

Ontario's Traffic Fatalities Drop

May 15, 2008

Update
The Official Road Map of Ontario

May 9, 2008

News Release
Highway 35 road repairs coming

May 5, 2008

News Release
Ontario's Roads Among Safest in North America

May 2, 2008

Update:
New and Alternate Vehicles ó Motor Tricycles

News Release
Keeping Ontario's Highways Clean

Children's Safety Village Gets A Boost

May 1, 2008

News Release
The Detroit River International Crossing Study Team Announces Preferred Access Road

April 18, 2008

News Release
Major Improvements Planned For Highway 6

Ottawa Area Commuter Route To Get Major Overhaul

April 17, 2008

News Release
Beginner Driver Education Curriculum Improved

April 16, 2008

News Release
Ontario Kicks-Off Annual Spring Seatbelt Campaign

April 14, 2008

News Release
Ontario School Buses Get Top Grades

April 4, 2008

News Release
Bonnechere Valley and Renfrew
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

Centre Wellington
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

Collingwood and New Tecumseth
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

Fort Frances
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

Hearst, Kapuskasing and Timmins
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

Kawartha Lakes
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

Loyalist Township anad Smith Falls
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

Owen Sound
Ontario Repairing Roads and Bridges

March 20, 2008

News Release
Transit Vehicles Must Have Canadian Content

Speeding Drivers Face Tough Penalties

Highway 7 Road Improvements in the Works

March 19, 2008

News Release
McGuinty Government Proposes To Reduce Pollution and Improve Road Safety

March 4, 2008

News Release
The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario Continuing Improvements to Highway 401 in Essex County

March 3, 2008

News Release
Windsor Border Transportation Partnership Reaches Milestone: Foundations Investigations Completed

Ottawa-Area Bridge To Get Quick Fix

February 28, 2008

News Release
McGuinty Government Cracks Down on Rogue Schools

February 15, 2008

News Release
Winter Weather Demands More From Drivers

February 1, 2008

Update
Highway Drainage Design Standards 2008

January 21, 2008

News Release
Innovative Bridge Replacement Slated For Summer 2008

January 16, 2008

News Release
Ontario Government Reminds Snowmobilers To Ride Safely

January 15, 2008

Release
GO Transit Powers Ahead With New Locomotives

Backgrounder
McGuinty Government Delivers Improved GO Transit System

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