The Ontario government is investing $45 million to support repairs for municipal roads and bridges that connect people to jobs, support the movement of goods and stimulate economic growth. This year, 27 municipalities will receive funding towards 29 projects to repair roads and bridges through the 2025-26 Connecting Links program:
Read moreThe Ontario government is investing $45 million to support repairs for municipal roads and bridges that connect people to jobs, support the movement of goods and stimulate economic growth. This year, 27 municipalities will receive funding towards 29 projects to repair roads and bridges through the 2025-26 Connecting Links program:
St. CATHARINES — The Ontario government is awarding a contract for the detail design of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Garden City Skyway Bridge Twinning Project, marking a significant milestone in the province’s plan to protect Ontario by tackling gridlock, creating jobs and driving economic growth. The Garden City Skyway is a key link in the province’s highway network, connecting the Niagara Region’s three international bridge crossings with the United States to the rest of Ontario and supporting the movement of more than $1.1 trillion in goods throughout the Greater Golden Horseshoe every year.
Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, will be joined by Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, to provide remarks and hold a media availability.
TORONTO — The Ontario government has started excavation work at the Ontario Line’s Queen Station, marking another milestone in the province’s plan to protect Ontario by building world-class transit, reducing gridlock and creating thousands of good-paying jobs in Canada’s fastest-growing city.
HAMILTON — The Ontario government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the first package of civil and utility work for the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT). This marks another milestone in the province’s plan to protect Ontario by building transit, reducing gridlock, and creating thousands of good-paying jobs in one of Ontario’s fastest-growing cities.
BRAMPTON — As part of a series of proposed changes to protect Ontario communities by cracking down on crime, the province is proposing new legislation that would amend the Highway Traffic Act to give police the authority to search for and seize electronic devices that are intended to be used for vehicle theft. The change would provide law enforcement with stronger tools to keep keyless devices off the streets and out of the hands of would-be criminals.
Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, and Zee Hamid, Associate Solicitor General for Auto Theft and Bail Reform, to provide remarks and hold a media availability.
The Ontario government is investing over $380 million to help 106 municipalities improve local transit through the 2024-25 Gas Tax program. For 2024-25, municipal allocations have been maintained at 2023-24 levels. The funding can be used to expand service hours, increase routes, purchase new vehicles and improve accessibility to increase transit ridership.
TORONTO — As a result of the Ontario government’s $73 million investment to speed up the repair of the Gardiner Expressway and allow work to proceed on a 24/7 basis, work is now underway on the third stage of the Gardiner Expressway Section 2 rehabilitation project months ahead of the advanced schedule announced in July 2024. This investment is part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario in the face of economic uncertainty, including from U.S. tariffs, by investing in infrastructure to support economic growth, fight gridlock and keep workers on the job.
HAMILTON — As part of its plan to deliver faster and more reliable GO service across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Ontario government has completed construction at West Harbour GO Station, including a recent upgrade that will save more than 250,000 commuters in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines roughly 15 minutes per roundtrip.
