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Engineering Research and Development Branch
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The Engineering Research and Development Branch was established in 1971 as part of the Ontario Department of Transportation and Communications. The branch (which was originally simply called the Engineering Research Branch) combined the Research and Transportation Systems Branch of the Ontario Department of Highways, and the Research Section of the Ontario Department of Transport.
In 1972, the Ontario Department of Transportation and Communications was renamed the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications. With this change, the Engineering Research Branch was renamed the Engineering Research and Development Branch. The branch formed a part of the Research and Development Division within the new ministry.
In November 1980, during a ministry reorganization, the branch was replaced with the Research and Development Branch.
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The Engineering Research and Development Branch conducted research and development activities to improve the physical and safety attributes of highways in Ontario.
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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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KWIC Index to Services; Ministry of Transportation Annual Reports, 1972-1980.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp