As part of a series of budget cuts initiated by premier Mike Harris under his Common Sense Revolution platform in 1995, numerous highways deemed to no longer be of significance to the provincial network were decommissioned and responsibility for the routes transferred to a lower level of government, a process referred to as downloading.
As part of a series of budget cuts implemented by premier Mike Harris under his Common Sense Revolution platform in 1995, numerous highways deemed to be no longer essential to the provincial network were decommissioned and their management transferred to a lower level of government, a process known as "downloading."