​Bill 60 - Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 – Supporting the Harmonization of Municipal Road Construction Standards​

The government is seeking public feedback on proposed legislative and regulatory changes under the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 to streamline the construction of new homes and infrastructure (e.g., water, wastewater, roads, transit), reduce gridlock, enhance community safety, and improve landlord-tenant frameworks.

This work builds on consultations undertaken since May 2025, when the province committed to harmonize municipal road building standards and engage municipalities and industry stakeholders throughout the process.

​​The Minister of Transportation (Minister) has existing regulation-making authority under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act (PTHIA) to set mandatory standards for highways, including for municipal roads, although there is currently no regulation in place for road standards. Proposed amendments to the PTHIA, if passed, would allow the Minister to require technical, industry, and municipal input regarding standards and construction and design matters upon request.

​​The proposed amendments would also allow the Minister to make a regulation to govern contracts pertaining to road and bridge construction (including contracts between municipalities and third-party contractors), establish reporting requirements, and establish a process for requesting an exemption from a standard.

​​These proposed changes are intended to support the province’s review and implementation of mandatory common municipal road standards to be prescribed under a future Minister's regulation.

​​Road construction standards encompass many elements of road and related infrastructure such as materials, engineering, design and construction practices. As each standard is individually evaluated, environmental considerations will be integrated into the review process, including industry best practices for sustainability and applicable environmental legislation.

​Harmonization is intended to create efficiencies in municipal road construction by improving the adoption and application of common standards.

​Consultations will inform future regulations needed to implement the proposed legislative amendments and further consideration would be given at that time to potential environmental impacts. MTO will consider technical, industry and municipal input when reviewing and implementing province-wide harmonization, including the need for flexibility to support successful implementation.