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O. Reg. 410/19: HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES

filed December 4, 2019 under Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8

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Ontario regulation 410/19

made under the

Highway Traffic Act

Made: October 16, 2019
Filed: December 4, 2019
Published on e-Laws: December 4, 2019
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 21, 2019

Amending O. Reg. 620/05

(HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES)

1. Section 5 of Ontario Regulation 620/05 is amended by adding the following subsections:

(2.1) A temporary change of the commencement of a high occupancy vehicle lane authorized by an official under subsection 154.1 (1.1) of the Act shall be indicated by a ground-mounted sign that has the dimensions and bears the markings as illustrated in Figure C.1:

 

figure C.1

Illustration of Figure B.1 - ground-mounted sign with HOV diamond symbol, bus, car with 2 inside it, text BEGINS.

Text alternative: Illustration of a ground-mounted high occupancy vehicle lane sign labelled as “Figure C.1”. The sign contains two rectangles, stacked on top of one another. The top rectangle has a white reflective background and contains a symbol of a bus on top of a symbol of a car with the number “2” inside it. A white diamond shape in a small black rectangle appears in the upper left corner of this rectangle. The bottom rectangle contains the word “BEGINS” in white letters on a reflective black background. The following measurements are written below the sign: (152.5 x 183) cm. The sign is surrounded by measurements of its different elements. This text alternative is provided for convenience only and does not form part of the official law.

(2.2) Despite subsection (2.1), in an area designated in the Schedule to the French Language Services Act, a temporary change of the commencement of a high occupancy vehicle lane authorized by an official under subsection 154.1 (1.1) of the Act shall be indicated by a ground-mounted sign that has the dimensions and bears the markings as illustrated in Figure C.2:

 

figure C.2

Illustration of Figure C.1 - ground-mounted sign with HOV diamond symbol, bus, car with 2 inside it and text BEGINS/DÉBUT.

Text alternative: Illustration of a ground-mounted high occupancy vehicle lane sign labelled as “Figure C.2”. The sign contains two rectangles, stacked on top of one another. The top rectangle has a white reflective background and contains a symbol of a bus on top of a symbol of a car with the number “2” inside it. A white diamond shape in a small black rectangle appears in the upper left corner of this rectangle. The bottom rectangle contains the word “BEGINS/DÉBUT” in white letters on a reflective black background. The following measurements are written below the sign: (152.5 x 183) cm. The sign is surrounded by measurements of its different elements. This text alternative is provided for convenience only and does not form part of the official law.

 

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

Made by:

Caroline Mulroney

Minister of Transportation

Date made: October 16, 2019