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The following projects in Ontario are receiving funding under the federal funding programs.
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Windsor–Detroit Gateway Action Plan
(Let's Get Windsor Essex Moving Strategy) - Sarnia–Niagara
- Highway 69 Four-Laning (Sudbury Region)
- Highway 8 Expansion (Kitchener)
- Peace Bridge Commercial Lane Improvements (Fort Erie)
- Canadian Plaza and Bridge Enhancements at the Blue Water Bridge (Sarnia)
- Sault Ste. Marie Plaza Redevelopment
- Queenston Plaza Redevelopment
The following projects in Ontario are being considered for funding from the federal funding programs:
- 10 km of Hwy 17 Twinning from 15km from the Ontario/Manitoba border eastward to Bush Bay Road
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Rehabilitation of the Huron Central Railway Line from Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie
Windsor–Detroit Gateway Action Plan
(Let's Get Windsor Essex Moving Strategy)
Funding Program: Border Infrastructure Fund
Applicant: Ontario
Announcement: March 11, 2004, April 21, 2005, September 5, 2006 and September 6, 2006, June 27, 2008
Estimated Total Project Cost: $300,000,000
Federal Contribution: $150,000,000
Anticipated Project Completion: Fall 2014 (for entire strategy)
The strategy sets out initial investments in projects that recognize Windsor’s unique needs to maintain a safe environment and high quality of life for residents while hosting an international Gateway. It is a multi-year strategy that will improve road safety; speed up the flow of cross-border traffic; protect and strengthen local jobs and growth; and improve transportation corridors.
Highway 69 Four-laning (Sudbury Region)
Funding Program: Building Canada Fund
Applicant: Province of Ontario
Announcement: May 30, 2009
Estimated Total Project Cost: $76,980,000
Federal Contribution: $35,800,000
Project Completion Date: November 2014
This project consists in the expansion to four lanes of Highway 69 from Estaire southerly to Highway 637.
Highway 8 Expansion (Kitchener)
Funding Program: Building Canada Fund
Applicant: Province of Ontario
Announcement: June 15, 2009
Estimated Total Project Cost: $68,000,000
Federal Contribution: $29,908,500
Anticipated Project Completion: November 2012
This project is to continue the widening of Highway 8 from 4 to 8 lanes from 1.0 km north of the Grand River southerly to King Street East and to widen Highway 8 from 4 to 6 lanes from King Street East southerly to Sportsworld Drive
Funding Program: Border Infrastructure Fund
Applicant: Province of Ontario
Announcement: May 21, 2003, March 4, 2008
Estimated Total Project Cost: $504,116,667
Federal Contribution: $162,950,000
Anticipated Project Completion: Summer 2012 (all projects)
This program consists of fourteen projects to improve infrastructure leading to border crossings in Sarnia and Niagara.
Peace Bridge Commercial Lane Improvements (Fort Erie)
Funding Program: Gateways and Border Crossings Fund
Announcement: January 27, 2009
Applicant: Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
Estimated Total Project Cost: $2,000,000
Federal Contribution: $1,000,000
Anticipated Project Completion: December 2010
The Peace Bridge Commercial Lane Traffic Improvements project will construct a fifth primary inspection lane and booth for Canada-bound commercial vehicles and a designated Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS) area at the Fort Erie-Buffalo border crossing.
Canadian Plaza and Bridge Enhancements at the Blue Water Bridge (Sarnia)
Funding Program: Gateways and Border Crossings Fund
Announcement: March 20, 2009
Applicant: Blue Water Bridge Canada
Estimated Total Project Cost: $20,000,000
Federal Contribution: $10,000,000
Anticipated Project Completion: March 2011
The proposed Blue Water Bridge Canadian Plaza and Bridge Enhancements project consists of widening the Canadian Plaza to accommodate the Highway 402 widening, new Canada Border Services Agency primary inspection booths, truck ramp realignment, and other improvements to Canada’s second busiest international commercial crossing.
Sault Ste. Marie Plaza Redevelopment
Funding Program: Gateways and Border Crossings Fund
Announcement: September 2, 2009
Applicant: Saint Mary’s River Bridge Company
Estimated Total Project Cost: $48,712,000
Federal Contribution: $44,112,000
Anticipated Project Completion: Spring 2014
The proposed project involves the expansion and redesign of the existing Canadian plaza including the construction of a new Canada Border Services Agency commercial off-load facility, and an accompanying passenger processing facility.
Funding Program: Gateways and Border Crossings Fund
Announcement: June 25, 2008
Applicant: Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
Estimated Total Project Cost: $76,600,000
Federal Contribution: $62,000,000
Anticipated Project Completion: Fall 2011
The project consists of the construction of new passenger vehicle and bus primary inspection lanes and a central building on the plaza to process both passenger and commercial vehicles in a common area. This will allow border service agencies to efficiently staff and conduct their processing duties and provide better control of vehicles designated for secondary inspection.
- Date modified:
- 2012-03-15
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