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Operations Division
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The Operations Division was established at the creation of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 1972, replacing the Operations Branch of the Department of Transportation and Communications. It was comprised of three branches: the Construction Branch (including the Materials and Testing Office), the Maintenance Branch, and the Municipal Branch (later the Municipal Transportation Branch).
In 1976 the Operations Division was merged with the Design Division to form the Highway Engineering Division.
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The Operations Division administered the construction and maintenance of King's Highways and secondary roads in Ontario.
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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
Department of Highways/Ministry of Transportation and Communications Annual Reports, 1954-1976.
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Lisa Singer, Mark Epp