The Ontario government will spend $1.3 billion to rebuild and restore highways across the province. The funding will create jobs for Ontario's construction industry and keep highways safe and reliable. The government is planning to go ahead with 123 rehabilitation projects across the province per the Ontario Construction Report.
Ontario manages over 16,900 centreline-kms of highway and more than 2,850 bridges across the province.
"ORBA members build virtually all of the provincial and municipal roads, bridges and transportation infrastructure across the province and the road building sector directly employs in excess of 30,000 workers at peak season. This announcement helps us continue our work with the government on connecting and enhancing the productivity of communities, alleviating congestion and enhancing the safety of everyone who uses Ontario's transportation infrastructure."
Chief Operating Officer, Ontario Road Builders' Association | Bryan Hocking
According to Ontario Newsroom, In the Central Region, Ontario is investing $512 million to rebuild and restore 20 highway projects in Central Ontario.
In the Eastern Region, Ontario is investing $195 million to rebuild and restore 30 highway projects in Eastern Ontario.
In the Western Region, Ontario is investing $165 million to rebuild and restore 23 highway projects in Western Ontario.
In the Northeastern Region, Ontario is investing $291 million to rebuild and restore 32 highway projects in Northeastern Ontario.
In the Northwestern Region, Ontario is investing $103 million to rebuild and restore 18 highway projects in Northwestern Ontario.
Per Global Newswire, Canadian National Railway is investing $320 million in Ontario in 2019 to expand and strengthen the company's rail network across the province.
The Ontario investments are part of CN's 2019 record $3.9 billion capital investment focused on enabling growth from all commodity segments, including consumer goods, grain, agricultural, forest and energy products from all of our customers, safely and efficiently. Over two years, CN will have made a $7.4 billion capital investment.
CN is currently deploying important safety enhancing technologies across its network, such as the Autonomous Track Inspection Program, Distributed Air Cars, and Automated inspection Portals. These innovations, combined with CN's investments in locomotives, capacity, infrastructure and train crews, will support the safe and efficient movement of our customers' goods to their end markets.
Planned expansion projects include the following:
- Investments in a satellite intermodal facility near CN's Brampton intermodal terminal to provide additional capacity
- Intermodal equipment and infrastructure at CN's Brampton Intermodal Terminal to serve growing businesses
- Facility improvements at CN's Toronto auto compound
Maintenance program highlights include:
- Replacement of more than 75 miles of rail
- Installation of more than 325,000 new railroad ties
- Rebuilds of 94 road crossing surfaces
- Maintenance work on bridges, culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting more than C$250 billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail network of approximately 20,k000 route-miles spanning Canada and mid-America.
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