Province planning to rehab QEW Credit River bridge

TORONTO — A historic bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) over the Credit River in Mississauga, Ont. will be rehabilitated.

The Ontario government committed to funding the rehabilitation of the bridge earlier this year and to ensure value for money by inviting Infrastructure Ontario to review options for the project.

In November, the government published options for the project and invited feedback from the public and based on that, the government made the decision to preserve the original heritage structure of the bridge, states a release. The QEW Credit River bridge was built in 1934 and has been designated by the province as a heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

In addition to rehabilitating the existing bridge, the project will also include a new north bridge structure and accommodate the City of Mississauga’s active transportation plan and improvements to the QEW/Mississauga Road interchange, adds the release.

“Our government has listened to the people of Mississauga and we will only seek bids that involve the preservation and rehabilitation of the existing Credit River bridge on the QEW,” said Kinga Surma, associate minister of transportation, in a statement. “We will be moving forward with rehabilitation of the bridge as announced in April.”

“Now, we can move forward with a plan that preserves this heritage structure, while improving our provincial highway system,” said Natalia Kusendova, MPP for Mississauga Centre, in a statement.