Ontario Government Improves Highway 417

Road Safety Improvements Will Benefit Commuters In The Ottawa Area

            OTTAWA, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - The Ontario government is investing $4.5 million
to repair Highway 417 and improve road safety and traffic flow for commuters
in Ottawa, Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield announced today.
            "Maintaining our highways is critical to Ontario's prosperity," said
Cansfield. "These improvements will benefit 144,000 commuters and families who
use this stretch of the Queensway every day."
            Highway 417 will be repaved for ten kilometres between Woodroffe Avenue
and Nicholas Street. Additional work includes resurfacing four ramps in the
westbound direction and paving the median and outside shoulders.
            "This is the single largest provincial facility in Ottawa and people
depend on it. I am proud that the Government of Ontario is investing so much
to make Ottawa a vibrant community," said Ottawa Centre MPP Richard Patten.
            "This investment is great news," added MPP Madeleine Meilleur for Ottawa
- Vanier. "Keeping the Queensway in good repair will benefit the many tourists
visiting our nation's capital and ensure our commuters a safe ride."
            The contract was awarded to Lafarge Paving and Construction Ltd. of
Peterborough and work is expected to be completed in late September 2006. To
minimize impact to traffic, all work will be performed at night. Signs will be
posted to advise drivers of short-term lane closures.

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            The McGuinty government is investing in transportation in Ottawa by:

            -   Widening Highway 417 between Highway 416 and Highway 7 for future HOV
                lanes
            -   Widening Highway 7 between Highway 417 and Carleton Place
            -   Allocating $27.4 million in gas tax funding this year in addition to
                $18.8 million received last year for transit in Ottawa
            -   Committing up to $600 million along with the federal government and
                the City of Ottawa to expand the O-Train along a north-south corridor
                from downtown Ottawa to Barrhaven
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            This project is part of the $3.4 billion five-year Southern Ontario
Highways Program and is part of the McGuinty government's long-range plan to
ensure a strong economy and a high quality of life for Ontario families.
            For up-to-date road condition information on major highways in the area,
visit www.roadinfo.mto.gov.on.ca or call the ministry's road information line
at (416) 235-4686, or toll-free at 1-800-268-4686.

www.mto.gov.on.ca

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