Road Maintenance
Maintenance work is performed in two different ways:
- In Maintenance Outsource areas, where MTO staff monitor the road conditions and hire contractors on an as-need basis.
- In Area Maintenance Contract areas, where one contractor is awarded a contract area and performs all maintenance work except for rehabilitation and new construction.
A list of Area Maintenance contractors currently under contract with the MTO include:
- TWD Roads Management
- Transfield Services
- IMOS(Maintenance performed by Miller Maintenance)
- Belanger Contracting
- Pioneer Construction
- Steed and Evans
- Cruickshank Construction Limited
- The 407 ETR Concession Company owns, operates and maintains the entire stretch of highway 407 in the GTA while leasing the highway from the Government of Ontario until the year 2098
Area term contracts (ATCs) are the latest maintenance and construction alternative being reviewed by the MTO. ATCs, if they are approved for tender, will cover all maintenance operations now performed by AMC contractors, but will also include annual pavement maintenance and replacement work, bridge rehabilitation, minor capital construction programs and corridor management.
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