News Release
Beatty Creek Bridge In Nipissing Being Replaced
August 12, 2009
McGuinty Government Investing In Infrastructure, Creating Jobs
NEWS
Construction of the new Beatty Creek Bridge on Highway 534 in Nipissing Township will improve highway conditions and create 22 construction jobs.
Work began recently to build the new bridge. Drivers will experience only minor delays until the bridge is completed in fall 2010.
QUOTES
“Highway 534 is an important link for residents of many small communities south of Lake Nipissing who depend on it every day for work or other travel purposes.”
- Monique Smith, MPP, Nipissing.
“By investing in the improvement of vital infrastructure like bridges, we are promoting economic development and job creation throughout the region.”
- Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry.
“This highway improvement will generate construction jobs and support economic growth in Northern Ontario.”
- Jim Bradley, Minister of Transportation.
QUICK FACTS
- The existing timber bridge was built in 1954 and is at the end of its service life.
- A $3.1-million contract has been awarded to Nor Eng Construction and Engineering of Sudbury
- Work on Northern Ontario highways this year is expected to create as many as 4,700 construction jobs.
- This year the government is investing $648 million in the Northern Highways Program for highway rehabilitation, expansion and safety improvements.
- Find out about highway initiatives in Northern Ontario.
- Read the Ontario government’s five-year investment plan for highway construction in Northern Ontario.
- Get up-to-date road condition information on major highways in the area. You can also call the ministry’s road information line at 416-235-4686, or toll-free at 1-800-268-4686.
Anne-Marie Flanagan, Minister’s Office, 416-327-0655
Tom Marcolini, Programs & Transportation, 705-945-5836
ontario.ca/north-news
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