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McGuinty Government To Keep People And Goods Moving
TORONTO, April 18 /CNW/ -
NEWS
Construction work is planned for Highway 7 from Jinkinson Road to Ashton
Station Road in Ottawa and the Township of Beckwith to improve road safety,
reduce congestion and promote carpooling.
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Work includes:
- Widening Highway 7 from two to four lanes
- Adding a new carpool lot at the Dwyer Hill Road interchange area
- Building four new bridges at: Dwyer Hill Road, Ashton Station Road,
TransCanada Trail Crossing and the North Service Road crossing of
Lavallee Creek
- Adding new interchanges at Upper Dwyer Hill Road and Ashton Station
Road
- Constructing new service roads on both the north and south side of
Highway 7.
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The $73.2-million construction contract was awarded to Bot Construction
Limited of Oakville and should be complete by late fall 2010. Construction
will be completed in stages to minimize disruption to drivers. Two lanes of
traffic will be maintained along Highway 7 for most of the work. On occasion,
there will be nighttime, single-lane reductions required. Dwyer Hill Road will
be closed for two weeks. Signs will be posted in advance to prepare drivers
for closures and detours along county roads.
QUOTES
"Improving our highways keeps Ontario's drivers safe and our economy
strong. Ontario is building a better highway to help commuters and residents
in the Ottawa area spend less time in traffic and more time with family and
friends," said Transportation Minister Jim Bradley
(http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/about/minister.htm).
QUICK FACTS
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- More than 17,000 commuters and tourists and 1,200 trucks use this
highway daily. Head-on and intersection collisions will be reduced
with the new four-lane highway and interchanges.
- A new $400-million Municipal Roads and Bridges Fund is helping
municipalities invest in critical projects across the province.
Funding is being distributed to municipalities outside Toronto, based
on their share of Ontario's road network in relation to population.
- Since 2003, the McGuinty government has committed $9.3 billion in
highways, roads and bridges and invested $6.2 billion in public
transit.
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LEARN MORE
Read the Ontario government's five-year investment plan in highway
construction for Southern Ontario
(http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/pubs/nhp2007/index.html).
Visit great Ontario travel destinations (http://www.ontariotravel.net/).
Get up-to-date road condition information
(http://www.roadinfo.mto.gov.on.ca/) on major highways in the area. You can
also call the ministry's road information line at 416-235-4686, or toll-free
at 1-800-268-4686.
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For further information: Nicole Lippa-Gasparro, Minister's Office, (416) 327-1815; Bob Nichols, Communications Branch, (416) 327-1158
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