News Release: Government invests $1 million for repairs to two highway bridges near Coldwater

For Immediate Release
August 30, 2000

Government invests $1 million for repairs to two highway bridges near Coldwater

ORILLIA - The award of a $1-million project for repairs to two highway bridges near Coldwater was announced today by Transportation Minister David Turnbull and Garfield Dunlop, MPP for Simcoe North.

"In an increasingly global economy, good highways truly are roads to prosperity," said Turnbull. "The Ontario government continues to invest in safe and efficient highways to support jobs and growth across Ontario."

The contract was awarded to Underground Services (1983) Limited of Bolton. The project is for bridge deck, expansion joint and concrete repairs to the Coldwater bridges: one located on Highway 12, just north of the south junction of Atherly Road and the second located on old Highway 400, 2.1 kilometres north of Highway 400.

"Timely repairs to our highway bridges is a wise investment of tax dollars and has long-term benefits for motorists," said Dunlop. "The work will ensure the safety and reliability of these structures for many years."

Work is under way, with completion scheduled for mid-November 2000.

This investment is part of the government's five-year, $20-billion SuperBuild initiative. The program is designed to build for the future by improving capital planning, priority setting and investment. The government's goal is to make the entire capital investment process more strategic, more responsive and more accountable. SuperBuild will facilitate the largest infrastructure building program in Ontario's history, so that the province's infrastructure is ready to meet the future needs of Ontarians.