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No. H118/05
CANADA AND ONTARIO
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Irène Marcheterre Director of Communications Office of the Minister of Transport, Ottawa (613) 991-0700 |
Danna O’Brien Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Toronto (416) 327-1815 |
Cathy Cossaboom Communications Transport Canada, Ottawa (613) 993-0055 |
Bob Nichols Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Toronto (416) 327-1158 |
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The governments of Canada and Ontario today announced the start of construction on a pedestrian overpass for Huron Church Road at Girardot Street, near Assumption College School, in Windsor, that will make it safer and more convenient for local residents and students. The overpass will serve as a pedestrian bridge across Huron Church Road, a busy six-lane road leading to the Windsor-Detroit border. This project is part of Phase One of the Let’s Get Windsor-Essex Moving Strategy.
Let’s Get Windsor-Essex Moving Strategy
On March 11, 2004, the governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Windsor signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Let’s Get Windsor-Essex Moving Strategy, which is a commitment by the federal and provincial governments to jointly invest $300 million for the implementation of short- and medium-term projects to improve traffic flows to existing crossings and address congestion and security issues at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway.
Six projects, announced as Phase One of the strategy and totaling
On April 21, 2005, using the Schwartz Report as a foundation, the governments of Canada and Ontario announced $129 million in new initiatives under Phase Two of the strategy including the environmental assessment and preliminary design for improvements to Highway 3, Lauzon Parkway and Manning Road as well as the commitment to proceed with the design/construction of the widening of Highway 401 from Highway 3 to Manning Road, construction of the Howard Avenue road-rail grade separation, and intersection improvements at Outer Drive and Walker Road.
In addition, on April 20th, the Ontario government announced funding for the environmental assessment and detailed design of the Huron Church Truck bypass and $150 million towards the construction of the truck bypass, pending approval of Windsor’s Municipal Class Environmental Assessment.
Bi-National Partnership
The governments of Canada, the United States, Ontario and Michigan are moving forward in a Bi-National Partnership to implement a 30-year transportation strategy addressing the various challenges at the Windsor-Detroit Gateway, including free and secure trade, security, environmental concerns and community impacts.
The Bi-National Partnership is currently undertaking the next phase in the process, which is the coordinated bi-national environmental assessment. This assessment will allow the governments to decide on the location of a new or expanded international crossing, taking into account the impact on the environment and local communities.
The environmental assessment work will be completed by the end of 2007, at which time the Bi-National Partnership will have developed, consulted on and carried out a preliminary design of the recommended plan for additional border capacity. Detailed design, property acquisition, and construction would follow, leading to the opening of additional crossing capacity in 2013.
May 2005
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