The Queen Elizabeth Way, an expressway running around the west end of Lake Ontario from Toronto to Fort Erie, was expanded from four to six lanes along a 9.4-kilometre stretch in St. Catharines, Ontario. The $186 million project expanded the highway to six lanes from Highway 406 to the Garden City Skyway over the Welland Canal.
ST. CATHARINES
The widening of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) through St. Catharines is now complete.
The QEW was expanded from four to six lanes along a 9.4-kilometre stretch, from Highway 406 to the Garden City Skyway, through St. Catharines. These improvements will reduce congestion, increase road safety and increase the traffic flow to and from the border.
The project came with an approximate $186 million price tag, with the Government of Canada contributing $41.25 million and the Province of Ontario contributing $144.75 million.
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The project consisted of two phases. The first one, the widening of Henley Bridge in St. Catharines, was completed in 2007. The second one included the broadening of the QEW from two to three lanes in each direction; construction of a concrete median barrier; the addition of drainage capacity; replacement of two underpass structures; rehabilitation / widening of three overpass structures and one underpass structure; installation of noise walls in residential areas; and the addition of paved shoulders and lighting.
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