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Highway bridge expansion expected to support thousands of jobs and Niagara’s growing tourism sector.
The design contract has been awarded for the twinning of the Garden City Skyway in St. Catharines. (Photo: SkyF / iStock Editorial / Getty Images)
Skyway Bridging Partners has been awarded a contract to complete the design for the bridge, road, ramps and utility relocation of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Garden City Skyway Bridge Twinning Project.
The Skyway Bridging Partners team includes:
- Applicant Lead: Flatiron Dragados Canada Inc., Construction Demathieu & Bard Inc., Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.
- Primary Design Team: Arcadis Professional Services (Canada) Inc., GHD Ltd.
- Construction Team: Flatiron Dragados Canada Inc., Construction Demathieu & Bard Inc., Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.
A key link in the province’s highway network, the Garden City Skyway carries traffic over the Welland Canal, connecting the Niagara Region’s three international bridge crossings with the United States.
“As President Trump’s tariffs continue to target families and businesses nationwide, it has never been more important to protect Ontario by investing in the transportation infrastructure that will strengthen our province for years to come,” said Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s minister of transportation. “Expanding the Garden City Skyway Bridge will secure a vital trade and tourism corridor, support good-paying jobs during construction and build a more competitive economy here in Ontario for the long term.”
The existing Garden City Skyway Bridge, built in 1963, requires critical rehabilitation to maintain its structural integrity and service life. Closing multiple lanes for several years to complete the work would lead to significant congestion, says the province. Constructing a new twin bridge will ensure traffic flow is maintained during the rehabilitation of the existing bridge deck and will support any future expansion of the QEW and growth in the area.
When finished, the new four-lane, 2.2-kilometre bridge will carry Toronto-bound traffic, at which point the existing bridge can then be rehabilitated to carry Niagara-bound traffic. The Garden City Skyway carries over 100,000 trucks and vehicles daily along the QEW. The Skway also provides a key link to Niagara Falls, Canada’s top tourist destination, which welcomes 12 million visitors per year.
“We look forward to working with the Ministry of Transportation and with Skyway Bridging Partners as our development partner for the QEW Garden City Skyway – Bridge Twinning Project,” stated Angela Clayton, interim president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario. “This collaborative phase that we’re now entering allows us to work together on complex scope, risk and design elements which will help deliver this transformative infrastructure project for the St. Catharines-Niagara region.”