Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The City of Vaughan announced another significant milestone on the future bridge linking Canada Drive and America Avenue over Highway 400, with the successful installation of the bridge girders.
Once complete, this bridge will enhance Vaughan’s transportation network, help alleviate traffic and allow residents to travel seamlessly from one community to another. Construction of the bridge is underway and is anticipated to be complete by 2026.
The City awarded the contract to EllisDon Civil Ltd. to undertake the detailed design and construction of the bridge.
The total project construction cost for the bridge is $25 million with $9 million coming from the City, $8.5 million from York Region and $7.5 million from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund.
The bridge will include a two-lane road with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on both sides – this will improve overall traffic movement in the area, shorten travel times, offer better access to local amenities, create access to enhanced transit systems and promote sustainable transportation options with pedestrian and cycling networks. It will also help improve emergency services response times within the community.
- The City of Vaughan is building a bridge over Highway 400 to connect Canada Drive and America Avenue.
- The design of the bridge includes a two-lane road with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on both sides – this will improve the flow of traffic, shorten travel times, create access to transit systems and promote active transportation options.
- The bridge is anticipated to be open in 2026.
- The total project construction cost for the bridge is $25 million with $9 million coming from the City, $8.5 million from York Region and $7.5 million from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund.
“The Canada Drive-America Avenue Bridge is a key infrastructure development project that will improve our quality of life, and construction is already underway,” said Mayor Steven Del Duca. “This new bridge will link two communities on either end of Highway 400, enhance our overall transportation network, allow residents to travel seamlessly by car, bike or foot and create another critical east-west connection that will help reduce traffic in our city. I want to thank the Government of Canada and York Region for investing in this important city-building project. When the Canada Drive-America Avenue Bridge opens in 2026, it will mark an incredible achievement in our ongoing efforts to keep Vaughan moving.”
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