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Ministry of Transportation A new fee of $20 under the Highway Traffic Act for enrolling a driver trainee in the Ontario Driver Certification Program (DCP) will come into force. The fee will ensure government recovers the full cost of administering the DCP. Under the Highway Traffic Act:... The fee for non-graphic personalized licence plates is increasing from $251.65 to $310. The last fee increase was in 2005. The cost of a vehicle permit, number plate and validation for a trailer will increase from $46 to $53. The cost of a permit for a motor vehicle/trailer will increase from $10 to $14. The last fee increase was 1993. The cost of a commercial 10-day special permit will increase from $20-$175 to $23-$201. A commercial day special permit may be used for activities such as purchasing a commercial vehicle or combination vehicle-trailer in Ontario and driving it to another jurisdiction or to a mechanic for repairs. The cost of a passenger 10-day special permit will increase from $20 to $23. Similar to the commercial day special permit, this type of permit may be used to purchase a passenger vehicle in Ontario and drive it to another jurisdiction or to a mechanic for repairs. The cost of validating farm vehicles will increase from $107-$848 to $123-$975. Off-road vehicle permits fees will increase from $37 to $38. Motorized snow vehicle permits will increase from $32 to $33.

Ontario is launching its annual seatbelt campaign to remind drivers and passengers to buckle up and make sure children are properly secured in the right child car seats. Police, fire and emergency services workers, health care professionals and road safety and injury prevention groups across the province are participating in the campaign, which runs until Oct. 11. It includes educational demonstrations, a series of child car seat inspection clinics, and seatbelt blitzes by po...lice. Wearing a seatbelt and using the right child car seat is the most effective way to reduce the risk of injury or death in a collision. Ontario's One Person, One Seatbelt law requires every occupant in a motor vehicle to buckle up properly. All caregivers - including parents, grandparents and child care providers - must also make sure children under the age of 16 in their care are properly secured with the appropriate child car seat, booster seat or seatbelt.

Today Ontario released the Winter Highway Maintenance Action Plan in response to the Auditor General of Ontario's report on winter highway maintenance. The plan lays out how the province will continue to improve winter road conditions, keep drivers better informed and increase oversight of winter maintenance contractor performance. In time for Winter 2015-16, Ontario will:... Add more equipment, such as standalone spreaders in remote, rural and congested urban areas Apply more anti-icing liquids to roads before winter storms so highways are less slippery when bad weather begins Improve the Ontario 511 website by adding live camera images and time-stamped road condition information Launch a Track My Plow program in the Owen Sound and Simcoe County areas so people can see where plows are operating on their highway or travel route Work with contractors to improve equipment readiness and ensure there are trained operators available during the winter season Add dash cams in patrol vehicles and install more than 30 stand-alone roadside cameras at strategic locations. Ontario has already taken steps to improve winter maintenance contracts, including a new contract with greater oversight provisions for the Kenora area to Emcon Services Inc., a Canadian company with 27 years of experience. The contract includes stronger requirements for winter snow clearing operations, including identifying expected levels for use of salt, sand and anti-icing liquids as well as prescriptive equipment and road patrolling requirements. All future winter maintenance contracts will include these new requirements.

Ontario is widening a 4.2-kilometre stretch of Highway 401 between Highway 8 and Hespeler Road from six to 10 lanes to help improve traffic flow in the Region of Waterloo. The project, which will create or sustain more than 1,200 construction jobs, includes: Repairing, repaving and expanding a 4.2-kilometre section of Highway 401 from six to 10 lanes... Building one High Occupancy Vehicle lane in each direction Widening and repairing the Grand River Electric Railway Overpass Widening and repairing the CN rail overpass Replacing four bridges over the Speed River Repairing the Highway 8 bridge over Sportsworld Drive and the Highway 401 and Hespeler Road interchange bridge Installing noise walls and retaining walls Building wider outside shoulders for buses to bypass traffic Realigning interchange ramps at Highway 8 and Hespeler Road Implementing median-mounted High Mast Lighting Construction is targeted for completion by summer 2019. Improving highways, roads and bridges across the province is part of the government's economic plan for Ontario. The four-part plan is building Ontario up by investing in people's talents and skills, building new public infrastructure like roads and transit, creating a dynamic, supportive environment where business thrives, and building a secure savings plan so everyone can afford to retire.

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