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According to the lawsuit, which has not been tested in court, the consortium and the province are embroiled in other battles involving unspecified amounts of money for extra work done on the project but not paid for.

Caught in the middle are Ontario drivers who can't use the highway extension, despite an independent, third-party road safety audit RSA that deemed it safe for public use in February, according to the lawsuit. The money can't be released until the highway extension also gets what's known as a Substantial Completion Certificate from another independent, third-party consultant.

The unpaid money is putting contractors in financial peril and "preventing the people of Ontario from using a ready-for-use highway," LINK alleges. The consortium is seeking a court order forcing the province to pay up and open the highway extension.

This comes despite alleged construction delays caused, in part, by the province's pandemic restrictions in the spring of Infrastructure Ontario [and the] Ministry of Transportation have not issued the Substantial Completion Certificate for the Highway expansion project at this time.

This results in highway surface drainage and related safety concerns," according to Ian McConachie, the manager of media relations and issues for Infrastructure Ontario.

The certifier "adopted the Government's position, failed to undertake any independent analysis, and refused to certify Substantial Completion," according to the lawsuit.

The project has two parts: an eight-lane, 6. While the province claims there are safety concerns along the widened portion as well, it has allowed it to open with restrictions, said McConachie via email. Highway extension in Vaughan sits empty amid legal battle between province, consortium. Full Menu Search Menu. Close Local your local region National. Search Submit search Quick Search.

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