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Highway Standards Branch
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Ontario. Transportation Engineering and Standards Branch (1990-1995)
Ontario. Transportation Engineering Branch (1995-1998)
Ontario. Ministry of Transportation. Engineering Standards Branch (1998-2006)
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The Highway Standards Branch was formed during the reorganisation of the former Highway Engineering Division. The Branch inherited the functions of the former Research Development Branch, and the Engineering Materials, Environmental, Highway Design, Structural, and Surveys and Plans offices, with the addition of responsibility for contractor assessment.
At the time that it was formed, the Branch was composed of the following units: Qualification Control Office, Consultant Assessment Office, Engineering Materials Office, Environmental Office, Structural Office, Program Technology Office, and Surveys and Design Office.
This structure remained until 1997, when the Property Office was transferred to the Branch for two years. In 1998, the Environmental Office was transferred to the Transportation Systems and Planning Branch.
Also in 1998, the Structural Office was renamed the Bridge Office, and the Surveys and Design Office was split into two, the Geomatics Office and the Highway Design Office. At that time the Traffic Office was transferred to the Highway Standards Branch from the Construction and Operations Branch.
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The Highway Standards Branch provides expertise to the broader Ministry in a number of areas which support development and maintenance of the province's highways network, including structural engineering, materials research, surveying and mapping, and highway design.
The Branch is responsible for disseminating Ministry policies, procedures and systems; and assessing conformity of program delivery processes and operational efficiency. The Branch conducts research on and develops standards for engineering materials used in road building and structural design. Since 1998 the Branch also has been responsible for traffic safety management and traffic systems development.
Between 1990 and 1998, the Branch also was responsible for environmental programs related to highways development, such as environmental assessments, waste management and landscape architecture.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Ministry of Transportation (1989-1993)
Government of Ontario Telephone Directory (1992-2006)
Ministry of Transportation web site www.mto.gov.on.ca http://www.mto.gov.on.ca
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Walz