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Highway Expansion Projects - Northern Highways Program

Part II: Looking Forward 2007 to 2011

Highway Expansion Projects

list of expansion projects, in PDF format

The list of expansion projects is organized by region, highway, and location. For each project is a brief description, the target start date and target completion date.

(Alternatively, a project list in PDF format is also available.)

NOTE: Project timing is subject to change based on funding, planning, design, environmental approval, property acquisition and construction requirements.

Each project is numbered, to identify its location on this map of Northern Ontario.

Map: Northern Ontario Expansion 2007 to 2011

map of Northern Ontario, indicating locations of highway expansion projects
For details about each project, click on the project numbers which appear on the above map
(then press the "back" button on your browser, to return to this map.)

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Northern Ontario Expansion 2007 to 2011

Northeastern Ontario region

Highway 11

Project #1: Almaguin Highlands Information Centre
Facility relocation
target start: 2008, target completion: 2009
Project #2: Katrine to Burk's Falls
Four-laning
start: underway, target completion: 2010
Project #3: Burk's Falls By-Pass
Four-laning
target start: 2009, target completion: Beyond 2011
Project #4: Burk's Falls to Sundridge
Four-laning / new highway
target start: 2007, target completion: 2011
Project #5: Sundridge to South River
New four-lane highway
start: underway, target completion: 2011
Project #6: Sundridge Patrol Yard
New facility
target start: 2009, target completion: 2010

Highway 17

Project #7: Regional Road 80, Sudbury
New interchange
target start: 2007, target completion: 2008

Highway 17N

Project #8: Trunk Access Road to West Limit of Garden River First Nation, Sault Ste. Marie
New four-lane highway / advance clearing
start: underway, target completion: 2007
Project #9: Garden River First Nation - Echo River to Bar River Road, Sault Ste. Marie (SHIP)
New four-lane highway
start: underway, target completion: 2007
Project #10: Garden River First Nation - Root River to Echo River, east of Sault Ste. Marie
New four-lane highway
start: underway, target completion: 2007

Highway 69

Project #11: Parry Sound to Nobel (SHIP)
Four-laning / new highway
start: underway, target completion: 2008
Project #12: Nobel By-Pass
New four-lane highway
start: underway, target completion: 2009
Project #13: Nobel to Highway 559
New four-lane highway / four-laning
target start: 2007, target completion: 2010
Project #14: Parry Sound to Highway 559
New four-lane highway / four-laning
target start: 2010, target completion: 2011
Project #15: Highway 559 to Highway 522
Four-laning
target start: 2010, target completion: Beyond 2011
Project #16: Highway 522 to Highway 64
Four-laning
target start: 2011, target completion: Beyond 2011
Project #17: Highway 64 to Estaire
Four-laning
target start: 2007, target completion: Beyond 2011
Project #18: Estaire to Highway 537
New four-lane highway
start: underway, target completion: 2010
Project #19: Highway 537 to Sudbury, south of Sudbury
New four-lane highway
start: underway, target completion: 2009

Northwestern Ontario region

Highway 11 / 17N

Project #20: Thunder Bay Expressway westerly to Vibert Road, Shabaqua (SHIP)
New two-lane highway
start: underway, target completion: 2007

Highway 17

Project #21: Thunder Bay to Kenora - Various locations
Changeable message signs
target start:2007, target completion: 2007
Project #22: Thunder Bay to Kenora - Various locations
Safety message signs
target start:2007, target completion: 2007
Project #23: Thunder Bay to Kenora - Various locations
Rest stop improvements
target start:2007, target completion: 2007
Project #24: Thunder Bay to Kenora - Various locations
Passing lanes / truck climbing lanes
target start:2007, target completion: 2008
Project #25: Thunder Bay to Kenora - Various locations
Safety / operational spot improvements
target start:2007, target completion: 2008

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