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Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act
Loi sur l’aménagement des voies publiques et des transports en commun

ONTARIO REGULATION 104/97

Amended to O. Reg. 160/02

STANDARDS FOR BRIDGES

Historical version for the period May 17, 2002 to June 12, 2006.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. In this Regulation,

“Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code” means the “Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code” designated as CAN/CSA-S6-00 published by the Canadian Standards Association and the “Commentary on CAN/CSA-S6-00, Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code” published by the Canadian Standards Association, as they may be amended from time to time;

“evaluation” has the meaning set out in the General Technical Definitions of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code;

“Ministry manuals and standards” means the Structural Manual, the Structure Rehabilitation Manual, the Drainage Management Manual, the Roadside Safety Manual, the Geometric Design Standards for Ontario Highways, the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual and the Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads and Municipal Services, published by the Ministry, as they may be amended from time to time;

“professional engineer” means a person who holds a licence or a temporary licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act to engage in the practice of professional engineering, but does not include a person who holds a limited licence issued under that Act;

“rehabilitation” has the meaning set out in the General Technical Definitions of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code;

“road authority” has the meaning set out in the Act. O. Reg. 104/97, s. 1; O. Reg. 160/02, s. 1.

2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), where any person undertakes or causes to be undertaken the design, evaluation, construction, inspection or rehabilitation of a bridge, the design, evaluation, construction, inspection or rehabilitation shall conform to,

(a) the standards set out in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code; and

(b) the standards set out in the Ministry manuals and standards. O. Reg. 104/97, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 160/02, s. 2 (1).

(2) Despite clause (1) (b) and subsection (3), the design, evaluation, construction, inspection or rehabilitation of a bridge may vary from the Ministry manuals and standards where,

(a) the variation is not a marked departure from the Ministry manuals and standards; and

(b) the variation does not adversely affect the safety and mobility of people and goods. O. Reg. 160/02, s. 2 (2).

(3) The structural integrity, safety and condition of every bridge shall be determined through the performance of at least one inspection every two years under the direction of a professional engineer and in accordance with the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual, published by the Ministry, as it may be amended from time to time. O. Reg. 160/02, s. 2 (2).

(4) In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between a standard in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code and a standard in the section of the Structural Manual, published by the Ministry, as it may be amended from time to time, entitled “Exceptions to the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code”, the standard set out in the Structural Manual prevails. O. Reg. 160/02, s. 2 (2).

3. Every bridge shall be kept safe and in good repair. O. Reg. 104/97, s. 3.

4. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 104/97, s. 4.