Highway 413 Developer-Proposed Route Alteration

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The Ford government considered a developer-proposed alteration to the route of Highway 413 in Caledon, Ontario. The proposed change involved realigning the highway by approximately 600 meters to avoid cutting through planned housing developments owned by a major developer. This alteration would have eliminated an interchange and shifted portions of the highway north, potentially unlocking developable lands for residential and commercial use. The proposal was controversial and could have caused a multi-year delay due to the need to redo environmental impact assessments and design work. However, the government later stated that no changes to the previously approved highway alignment were planned, with 90% of construction design work already complete.