Backgrounder: Governments of Canada and Ontario invest in three projects to improve traffic flow and safety in Northwest Ontario

Highway 11/17 Coughlin Road Westerly to Highway 582 Expansion Project

This project will expand the existing two-lane section of Highway 11/17 from Coughlin Road westerly to Highway 582, to four lanes over a 6.5-km stretch. Two new structural culverts will also be installed at Valley Creek.

The Government of Canada is contributing up to $26,972,980 to this project through the Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund. The Government of Ontario is responsible for the remaining costs of the project.

Highway 11/17 Coughlin Road Easterly to Red Rock Road 9 Expansion Project

The project will expand the existing two-lane section of Highway 11/17 from Coughlin Road easterly to Red Rock Road 9 to four lanes over a 5-km stretch. Two new bridges will also be constructed over the Black Sturgeon River.

The Government of Canada is contributing up to $26,050,000 to this project through the New Building Canada Fund – Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects. The Government of Ontario is responsible for the remaining costs of the project.

Highway 11/17 from Highway 587 to Pearl Creek Expansion Project

The existing two-lane section of Highway 11/17 from Highway 587 to Pearl Creek will be expanded from two-lanes to four, over a distance of 14.8 km.

The Government of Canada is contributing up to $30,000,000 to this project through the New Building Canada Fund – Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects. The Government of Ontario is responsible for the remaining costs of the project.