December 20, 2012
In a letter I received yesterday, Bob Chiarelli (Minister of Transportation) has advised that the Ontario Government has responded to public feedback by undertaking additional analyis of existing highway options rather than considering new highway corridors.
The Minister’s letter states that:
“At this time, the preferred highway expansion options include:
- Widening existing highways in the Hamilton to Halton area
- Widening the QEW in the Hamilton to St. Catharines area to eight lanes
- A new highway corridor south of Welland, connecting Highway 406 to the QEW near Fort Erie.”
These options will be explained in detail at public meetings in February.