06-25-2007, 09:43 PM
Ontario to widen QEW to reduce congestion
Source: Canadiandriver
June 25, 2007
Niagara Falls, Ontario - Representatives of the federal and provincial government have announced that a section of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in Ontario will be widened to six lanes from four to reduce congestion. The 9.4-km stretch goes from Seventh Street South to the Garden City Skyway, through the city of St. Catharines; once the project is completed, the entire QEW corridor, from Toronto to Niagara Falls, will have six lanes.
The first phase of the project, the widening of the Henley Bridges in St. Catharines, is underway and scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2007. The second phase, scheduled to be completed in 2011, represents the Ontario Ministry of Transportation's largest single highway contract ever, with a total value of $167 million.
The total cost for the two phases is approximately $183 million, with the federal government providing up to $41 million and the province of Ontario up to $142 million. Federal funding comes from the $600 million Border Infrastructure Fund, which provides financial assistance for infrastructure projects that reduce border congestion, improve the flow of goods and services, and expand existing infrastructure. The QEW is the major thoroughfare between the Greater Toronto Area and Fort Erie, Canada's second-busiest border crossing.
Source: Canadiandriver
June 25, 2007
Niagara Falls, Ontario - Representatives of the federal and provincial government have announced that a section of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in Ontario will be widened to six lanes from four to reduce congestion. The 9.4-km stretch goes from Seventh Street South to the Garden City Skyway, through the city of St. Catharines; once the project is completed, the entire QEW corridor, from Toronto to Niagara Falls, will have six lanes.
The first phase of the project, the widening of the Henley Bridges in St. Catharines, is underway and scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2007. The second phase, scheduled to be completed in 2011, represents the Ontario Ministry of Transportation's largest single highway contract ever, with a total value of $167 million.
The total cost for the two phases is approximately $183 million, with the federal government providing up to $41 million and the province of Ontario up to $142 million. Federal funding comes from the $600 million Border Infrastructure Fund, which provides financial assistance for infrastructure projects that reduce border congestion, improve the flow of goods and services, and expand existing infrastructure. The QEW is the major thoroughfare between the Greater Toronto Area and Fort Erie, Canada's second-busiest border crossing.