Ministry of Transportation Headquarters in St. Catharines

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Role and responsibilities

The ministry is responsible for:

• 9.7 million registered vehicles
• 8.5 million drivers
• 55 driver examination centres & 37 travel points (both operated by Serco DES Inc, as DriveTest Centres)
• 281 privately owned Driver and Vehicle Licence Issuing Offices across the province
• GO Transit

Highway 401 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the world's busiest highway and is maintained by the Ministry of Transportation.

A GO train in Toronto.

• 16,525 kilometres of provincial highway
• Service Ontario Kiosks

The current Minister of Transportation is the Honourable Donna Cansfield. GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x771, 78 KB)Highway 401 west of the Don Valley Parkway/Highway 404 junction. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x771, 78 KB)Highway 401 west of the Don Valley Parkway/Highway 404 junction. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Go Train This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Go Train This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... GO Train on the Richmond Hill line GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... This is a list of provincial highways in Ontario, Canada. ... The Honourable Donna H. Cansfield, MPP is politician in Ontario, Canada, who has represented the riding of Etobicoke Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2003. ...

The ministry was gradually created and re-created from a number of other ministries and departments:

• Provincial Road Building Instructor, 1896-1916
• Provincial Department of Public Highways, 1916-1920s
• Motor Vehicles Branch, 1920s-1971
• Department of Highways (DHO), 1920s-1971
• Department of Transportation and Communications (DTC), 1971-72
• Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC), 1972-87
• Ministry of Transportation (MTO), 1987-date

A list of ministers:

• James W. Snow 1975-1984 - as Minister of Transportation and Communications
• Ed Fulton 1985–1989
• Ed Philip 1990–1991
• Gilles Pouliot 1991–1994
• Al Palladini 1995–1997
• Tony Clement 1997–1999
• David Turnbull 1999–2001
• Norm Sterling 2001–2003
• Frank Klees 2003
• Harinder Takhar 2003–2006
• Donna Cansfield 2006–present

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Road maintenance and emergency services

The Parclo interchange was invented by the Ministry of Transportation. It has become a great choice for many countries around the world due to its ability to prevent weaving but still being efficient.

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Maintenance work is performed in two different ways: 1. In Maintenance Outsource areas, where MTO staff monitor the road conditions and hire contractors on an as-need basis. 2. In Area Maintenance Contract areas, where one contractor is awarded a contract area and performs all maintenance work except for rehabilitation and new construction.

A list of Area Maintenance contractors currently under contract with the MTO include:

• TWD Roads Management
• IMOS(Maintenance performed by Miller Maintenance)
• Belanger Contracting
• Pioneer Construction
• Steed and Evans
• Cruickshank Construction Limited
• The 407 ETR Concession Company owns, operates and maintains the entire stretch of highway 407 in the GTA while leasing the highway from the Government of Ontario until the year 2098.

Area Term Contracts (ATC's) Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR), is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontario, Canadas Greater Toronto Area. ...

Area Term Contracts are the latest maintenance and constrcution alternative being reviewed by the MTO. ATC's, if they are approved for tender, will cover all maintenance operations now performed by AMC contractors, but will also include annual pavement maintenance and replacement work, bridge rehabilitation, minor capital construction programs and corridor management.

Offices

MTO's headquarters are located on three campuses:

• St. Catharines, Ontario - 301 St. Paul Street
• Wilson Complex, Downsview, Ontario - 1201 Wilson Avenue
• Ferguson Block, Toronto, Ontario - 77 Wellesley Street West

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• Eastern - Kingston, Ontario
• Central (Downsview) - Toronto, Ontario
• Northwesten - Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Southwestern - London, Ontario
• Northeastern - North Bay, Ontario

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• Bancroft, Ontario
• North Bay, Ontario
• Chatham, Ontario
• Ottawa, Ontario
• Owen Sound, Ontario
• Cochrane, Ontario
• Port Hope, Ontario
• Huntsville, Ontario
• Kenora, Ontario
• Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• Kingston, Ontario
• London, Ontario
• Sudbury, Ontario
• Thunder Bay, Ontario
• New Liskeard, Ontario

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Related link

• Ontario Graduated Driver Licensing

External links

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Transportation in Ontario

• Ontario Ministry of Transportation website
• DriveTest website
• Ontario's Drive Clean