13 August 2009
Ottawa, Ontario
Infrastructure investment stimulates economic growth, creates jobs, supports stronger communities and enhances the overall prosperity of Ontarians.
On June 15, 2009 the governments of Canada and Ontario announced they were providing funding to make improvements to Highway 8, outside of Kitchener in Southern Ontario. This is a priority project for funding under the Government of Canada’s 2009 Economic Action Plan, and the Government of Ontario’s 2009 Budget.
With a total project cost of $70 million, the governments of Canada and Ontario have each set aside up to 50 percent of total eligible costs, to a maximum contribution of $35 million each.
This investment is for the final phase of improvements to Highway 8 between Highway 7/8 (Conestoga Parkway) and Highway 401. The first phase covered a six kilometre stretch of Highway 8, including the addition of new lanes, twinning of the bridge over the Grand River, highway resurfacing and the construction of bus bypass shoulders on northbound and southbound lanes from Grand River to Sportsworld Drive.
