The Ontario government has released the 2021 Ontario Highways Program, an online resource that provides information on highway projects that are planned and underway.
It includes bridge rehabilitation, and resurfacing to the Highway 11 portion of the North Bay bypass next year. There will also be bridge rehabilitation, culvert rehabilitation and resurfacing to the Highway 17 portion of the bypass west of the city.
Highway 11 south of Tilden Lake will see $8-20m worth of work done beginning in 2023.
Highway 63 north of Hwy 533 will also see rehabilitation northerly to the Ontario/Quebec border this year.
See the plans for northern Ontario here.
“This valuable information allows people to see highway projects that are being built or planned in their communities and across the province,” said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation. “It also helps the construction industry by providing a multi-year outlook of planned projects to help them better prepare for the future.”
Ontario has allocated approximately $2.6 billion in funding for 2021-22 to expand and repair provincial highways and bridges according to a news release.
The Ontario Highways Program includes data on over 580 expansion and rehabilitation projects that have committed construction funding and are either underway or currently planned. All expansion projects with construction funding are identified, while rehabilitation projects are focused on a four-year period (2021-2024).
The 2021 program is viewable to everyone on the Ontario Highways Program website.
Beginning this year, the published program will include more detailed project information, such as the engineering status, value range, and where known, delivery model. The program will also be updated twice per year.
