24 August 2006

Canada and Ontario Improving Highway 402 Leading to Sarnia

Federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon and Ontario Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield today announced the start of a project to rebuild Highway 402 east of Sarnia to improve traffic flow and safety….

“The future of our province depends on the success of the Ontario economy,” said Minister Cansfield. “Highway 402 leads to one of Canada’s top three busiest border crossings with 4,900 trucks and $127 million worth of goods crossing the Sarnia border each day….

Work is expected to be complete by late 2008. …

Improvements to Highway 402, east of Sarnia, from west of Mandaumin Road (Interchange 15) easterly to east of Oil Heritage Road (Interchange 25), will improve traffic flow and safety in the area. Improvements on this 12-kilometre stretch of Highway 402 include:

Rebuilding eastbound and westbound lanes on Highway 402;

Repairing two bridges on Highway 402;

Repairing three bridges over Highway 402;

New lighting and upgraded highway signs; and

Upgrading the Sarnia South Truck Inspection Station to a new Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility configuration that provides a safer and more efficient facility for inspectors and the trucking industry.