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Highway 401 Improvements In Cambridge Coming


    McGuinty Government Continues Infrastructure Investments

    TORONTO, Sept. 18 /CNW/ -

    NEWS

    Ontario is repaving Highway 401 between Franklin Boulevard and Highway 8
in Cambridge this fall.
    As part of the province's preventative maintenance strategy, the
5.5 kilometres of construction will increase the lifespan of this section of
highway, resulting in fewer future repairs - meaning less environmental
impact.
    Night work will reduce traffic to a single lane and ramp closures will
occur for a short time. All lanes will be open to traffic during the day.
    The $1.9-million construction contract was awarded to Capital Paving Inc.
of Guelph and is scheduled to be complete in the fall of 2008.

    QUOTES

    "Highway 401 supports the economy of Cambridge by keeping people and
goods moving. Ensuring our highways are in good repair, benefits local
economies and all Ontarians," said Transportation Minister Jim Bradley
(http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/about/minister.htm).

    "This project will reduce future delays and ensure one of Canada's
busiest highways stays in top condition, keeping drivers safe," said
Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Leeanna Pendergast (www.leeannapendergast.onmpp.ca).

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    QUICK FACTS

    -   More than 122,000 drivers use this stretch of highway daily.

    -   Since 2003, the McGuinty government has committed $9 billion in
        highways, roads and bridges, and invested $7.4 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
(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 (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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