Regional News Releases - 2004

December 17, 2004
GO Transit Invests to Make Terminal More Accessible

December 16, 2004
Improvements Make GO Transit More Accessible

December 15, 2004
GO Transit service more reliable this winter

December 10, 2004
Road Safety Improved On Highway 37 In Belleville

December 6, 2004
GO Transit Expands Service to Meet Rider Demand

December 3, 2004
GO Transit Improvements Pave Way For Increased Ridership

December 2, 2004
Ontario improves convenience for commuters at Bronte GO station

December 1, 2004
GO Transit Ridership up by More Than One Million

November 30, 2004
Improvements Make GO Transit More Convenient

November 29, 2004

• Ontario Gas-Tax Funding To Expand Transit In Oshawa And Whitby
• New Kennedy Station Will Connect GO Transit to TTC, Improve Convenience

November 26, 2004
Blitz targets unsafe trucks in southwestern Ontario

November 26, 2004
Ontario Government Opens New Highway in Hamilton

November 23, 2004
Traffic Management System To Improve Safety On Highway 400

November 22, 2004
New Milliken Station Will Make Commuting More Convenient

November 18, 2004
Ontario government improves Highway 401 in Toronto

November 17, 2004
Road Safety Improved In Northumberland County

November 12, 2004
Government To Investigate Complaints About 407 ETR

November 12, 2004
Highway Noise Reduced For Burlington Residents

November 11, 2004
Highway noise reduced for Brockville area residents

November 10, 2004
New Frontenac-Howe Islander ferry in service

November 10, 2004
New larger overhead signs on highways 401 and 137

November 1, 2004
New Station In York Region Makes GO Transit More Convenient

October 27, 2004
McGuinty government serves 407 with notice of default

October 26, 2004
New Program Helps Keep Young Drivers Safe

October 25, 2004
Peel truck inspection blitz biggest in years

October 22, 2004

• McGuinty Government Pumps Gas Tax into Public Transit (Waterloo Region)
• McGuinty Government Pumps Gas Tax into Public Transit (London)
• McGuinty Government Pumps Gas Tax into Public Transit (Mississauga)

October 20, 2004
Ontario government invests to improve safety on Highway 401

October 19, 2004
Ontario Government Improves Highway 6

October 18, 2004
Upgrades will make Highway 400 Safer

October 12, 2004
Guide Rail Upgraded On Highway 400

October 4, 2004

• Improvements make GO Transit more convenient and attractive
• Ontario Government Invests To Improve Safety On Highway 3

September 30, 2004
Cooperation Across Governments Leads To Border Improvements At Blue Water Bridge

September 28, 2004
Ontario government upgrades bridges in Peterborough

September 27, 2004

• Driving Conditions Improved On Highways 401 And 416
• Ontario Government Invests To Improve Safety On Highway 35/115

September 24, 2004
Ontario government completes Highway 417 between Ottawa and Arnprior

September 22, 2004

• Road Safety Improved On Highway 17
• Upgrades Will Make Highway 401 Interchange Safer

September 21, 2004

• Upgrades Will Make Bridges Safer
• Upgrades Will Make Highway 403 Safer
• Upgrades Will Make Highway 33 Safer
• Improvements Will Make Highway Safer In Whitby Area

September 20, 2004

• McGuinty Government Strengthens Public Transit
• Improvements make GO Transit more convenient and attractive

September 18, 2004
Upgrades To Glenora Ferry Terminal Strengthen Local Economy

September 14, 2004

• Repairs will mean safer bridges in Ottawa area
• Upgrades will make Burlington Skyway Bridge safer
• Road safety improved on Highways 35 and 118

September 10, 2004

• Improvements make GO Transit more convenient and attractive
• McGuinty government invests to ease congestion, puts carpoolers in the fast lane

September 7, 2004

• Upgrades Will Make Highway 21 Safer
• Highway 401 made safer in Eastern Ontario

August 30, 2004
Upgrades Will Mean Safer Roads in Eastern Ontario

August 24, 2004
Driving conditions improved on key highways in the GTA

August 23, 2004
Road safety improved in Niagara and Hamilton

August 18, 2004

• Upgrades will mean safer highways
• Upgrades Will Make Bridges Safer in Southwestern Ontario
• Highway Made Safer In Eastern Ontario
• Upgrades Will Mean A Safer Highway 401
• Upgrades Will Make Highway 417 Safer

August 10, 2004

• Ontario Government Improves Road Safety In Niagara Region
• Ontario Government Improves Road Safety On Highway 8

August 9, 2004
Upgrades to Highway 6 will improve road safety

July 29, 2004
Traffic improvements at Blue Water Bridge enhance community safety

July 28, 2004

• Ontario government invests to improve safety on Highway 3
• Ontario government improves safety on Highway 8

July 21, 2004
Improvements make GO Transit a better choice

July 8, 2004
Upgrades will make Highway 21 safer

July 7, 2004
Upgrades will mean safer bridges

July 2, 2004

• Highway improvements make roads safer
• Highway 427 Made Safer in Toronto

June 30, 2004
Ontario government improves highways and bridges in northeastern Ontario

June 21, 2004
Highway 401 improvements in Waterloo region

June 19, 2004
Ontario government to improve:

• Highway 19 in Tillsonburg
• Highway 594 in Dryden
• Highway 89 in Wellington North (Mount Forest)
• Highway 26 in Collingwood
• Highway 634 in Smooth Rock Falls
• Highway 6 in West Grey (Durham)
• Highway 6 in South Bruce Peninsula (Wiarton)
• Highway 11 in Fort Frances
• Highway 101 in Timmins
• Highway 89 in Innisfil
• Highway 7 in Halton Hills
• River Road in Pembroke

June 18, 2004
Improvements make transit a better choice

June 16, 2004
Ontario government invests in GO Transit

June 12, 2004
Province invests in GO Transit

June 11, 2004

• Province Invests $2.2 Million to Improve Traffic Flow in Ottawa
• Road safety improved on Highway 144 in Northern Ontario

June 7, 2004

• QEW improvements in Niagara area
• Highway 15 improvements in Lanark-Carleton area
• Road safety improvement on Highway 401 in Scarborough area

June 3, 2004

• Ontario Government improves road safety on Highway 402 in Sarnia
• Ontario Government to renew Madawaska Bridge on Highway 41

May 7, 2004
Governments of Canada and Ontario move forward with international truck route

May 7, 2004
It's Full Speed Ahead for Rapid Transit in York Region

April 26, 2004
Ontario government to complete Highway 417 extension to Arnprior

April 21, 2004
Ontario Government invests in GO Transit

April 19, 2004
Signboard will help QEW motorists avoid gridlock

April 16, 2004

• Four new directors appointed to GO Transit Board
• Ontario government improves road safety on Highway 11 in Northern Ontario

April 12, 2004
Ontario government tackles pothole repairs

March 15, 2004
McGuinty government improves road safety on Highway 21 in the Huron-Bruce area

March 6, 2004 — Public Notice: Public Information Open House
Detroit River International Crossing Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference

February 13, 2004
McGuinty Government invests in bi-level railcars to improve regional transit