Saturday, November 1, 2025
Ontario expanding Highway 7 from Pickering to Markham
The Government of Ontario is investing $12 million to support the widening from two to four lanes of Highway 7 from Reesor Road in Markham to…
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Ontario advances construction Garden City Skyway Bridge Twinning project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) have released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the QEW Garden City Skyway – Bridge Twinning project in…
Ontario advancing construction of new Hwy. 7 between Kitchener and Guelph
The Government of Ontario announced construction will advance on the Frederick Street bridge in Kitchener, marking another milestone in the plan to widen Highway 7…
Ontario announces completion of Highway 401 expansion in Cambridge
The Government of Ontario announced the completion of the expansion of Highway 401 in Cambridge, with eight kilometres of new lanes from Highway 8 to…
City of Kingston opens first of 12 transit stations
The City of Kingston and Kingston Transit celebrated the official opening of the city’s first transit stations located on Henderson Boulevard near Jim Beattie Park.…
Ontario makes progress to widen Hwy. 17 with new interchange in Renfrew County
The Government Ontario announced that it has completed the first phase of work to widen Highway 17 from two to four lanes between the Town…
Acrow provides modular steel replacement for Ontario’s Thessalon River Bridge
Acrow announced that one of its long-span modular steel Delta bridges was recently installed as a permanent replacement for the aging single-lane Thessalon River Bridge…
SNC-Lavalin teams with Indigenous construction company to pursue Hwy. 69 project
SNC-Lavalin announced it has signed a teaming agreement with Anishinabek (Indigenous Nation) owned construction company Shwe Miikaan. Together, the companies expect to form a limited…
Six bridge replacements completed along Highway 417 in Ottawa
The Ontario government announced work has been completed to replace six bridges at three locations along Highway 417 in Ottawa. “These rapid bridge replacements will…
Province awards contract to begin work on 2+1 Highway in Northern Ontario
The Government of Ontario has awarded a contract to AECOM Canada Ltd. to begin the environmental assessment and design work for a 2+1 highway on…
City of Barrie relocating sewer to prepare for Dunlop St. bridge replacement
The City of Barrie announced that the infrastructure located around the Edgehill/Cedar Pointe Drive/Dunlop Street/Hart Drive area needs to be relocated to prepare for the…
Ontario awards contract for the Highway 3 Widening Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) announced a fixed-price contract of $138.6 million has been awarded to GIP HWY 3 Inc. to…
Connecting Links program to support municipal road and bridge repairs
The Government of Ontario announced it is providing $30 million to support municipal road and bridge repairs in 21 municipalities across the province. The funding…
Ontario invests $6M to help First Nations build and operate ice roads
The Ontario government announced it is investing $6 million to help 32 remote First Nation communities and the Town of Moosonee build and operate 3,200…
Ontario expands Highway 401 in Mississauga and Milton with widening project
The Ontario government announced Highway 401 has been expanded with 18 kilometres of new lanes from Mississauga to Milton. “Highway 401 is the busiest and…
Ontario moving ahead with first-ever 2+1 highway in North America
The Government of Ontario announced it has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a 2+1 highway pilot on Highway 11 north of North Bay.…
Construction of Confederation GO Station in Hamilton begins
The Government Ontario marked the start of construction on the Confederation GO station in Hamilton. “The new Confederation GO Station is part of Metrolinx’s GO…
Canada home to world’s first sound absorptive solar highway noise barrier
Mitrex, a Toronto-based manufacturer of integrated photovoltaics, has released a photovoltaic noise barrier (PVNB), which offers a Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) rating of up to…
Vaughan Chamber of Commerce gathers leaders for discussion of transportation infrastructure
The Vaughan Chamber of Commerce convened industry and government leaders for a Transportation Forum to discuss long-term infrastructure investment across the Greater Golden Horseshoe that…
Province releases plan to expand transportation network in Eastern Ontario
The Ontario government has released Connecting the East: a draft transportation plan for eastern Ontario, which contains more than 50 near- and long-term actions, including highway expansions…
Tunnelling starts on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
The Ontario government announced tunnelling has officially started on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, marking a key milestone for the seven-stop extension that will bring…
Ontario awards contract to widen Highway 11/17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon
The Ontario government has awarded a contract to widen Highway 11/17 from two to four lanes between Thunder Bay and Nipigon, which also includes building…
Ontario awards contract to build bridge for Bradford Bypass
The Ontario government announced it has awarded a contract to design and build a bridge crossing for the Bradford Bypass, a new four-lane freeway, connecting…
New Highway 427 extension moves transportation plan forward
By Grant Cameron Four years ago, a small army of heavy equipment operators on backhoes and bulldozers began removing trees, shrubs, logs, fallen timber and…