{"id":21408,"date":"2023-08-31T14:56:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ontario-completes-widening-of-highway-11-17\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T14:56:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:56:40","slug":"ontario-completes-widening-of-highway-11-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ontario-completes-widening-of-highway-11-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario completes widening of highway 11\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To improve road safety and keep people and goods moving across the province, the Ontario government has completed the widening of Highway 11\/17 from two to four lanes between Ouimet and Dorion East Loop in the Thunder Bay District. This is the seventh section of a larger project to widen 100 kilometres of Highway 11\/17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project is part of our government\u2019s plan to improve transportation in Ontario,\u201d said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation. \u201cThe work completed so far and the eventual widening of Highway 11\/17 to Nipigon will play an important role in addressing the unique transportation needs of the North, enhancing traffic flow and improving safety for individuals and businesses alike on our roads.\u201d<\/p>\n

The $74.8 million widening project between Ouimet and Dorion included $37.4 million in provincial funding and $37.4 million in federal funding. The project included widening the highway from two to four lanes for 8.6 kilometres and the twinning of the Canadian Pacific Railway overhead bridges at Ouimet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis investment in Dorion is an example of our government\u2019s commitment to a strong and resilient Canada. Not only did it create good jobs and support our economic growth, but it will help meet the local infrastructure needs \u2013 from climate resiliency to transportation \u2013 for years to come,\u201d said Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people in our area use this piece of the highway to travel for work, appointments, recreation and to stay connected to their communities. These additional lanes will improve the quality of the roads and increase the safety for those travelling throughout our region,\u201d added Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North. \u201cInvestments in our highways is critically important and it is exciting to see this dream started many years ago come to reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Highway 11\/17 is considered to be a strategic link in the Trans-Canada Highway system. There is no alternate route when there are collisions or road closures.<\/p>\n

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