Identity area
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Design and Construction Branch
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The Design and Construction Branch was established within the Highways Engineering Division of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications, in late 1976. The branch consisted of the following offices: the Highway Design Office; the Specifications and Standards Office; the Contract Preparation and Control Office; the Environmental Office; and the Contract Management Office.
In 1980, the Design and Construction Branch ceased to exist and was replaced with the Highway Operations Branch.
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The Design and Construction Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications developed policies to administer the provincial roads and highway construction program. It reviewed and developed new design policies, procedures, specifications, standards and technology for use by regional designers, and monitored and analyzed their application. The branch also reviewed contract documents, processed contract awards, and monitored contract payments. The branch also monitored regional offices to ensure that policies and procedures for administering construction contracts were met.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
KWIC Index to Services; Ministry of Transportation and Communications Annual Reports, 1976-1980; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1976- 1980.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp