BRADFORD — The Ontario government has awarded a contract to design and build a bridge crossing for the Bradford Bypass. The new four-lane freeway, connecting Highway 400 and Highway 404 in Simcoe County and York Region, will relieve gridlock, create jobs and spur economic growth in the rapidly-growing Greater Golden Horseshoe region.
“A province that is growing as fast as ours needs a modern transportation system to support it and that is why our government is saying ‘yes’ to finally building badly needed highways like the Bradford Bypass,” said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation. “Awarding the contract to build the bridge for the Bradford Bypass brings us another step closer to getting shovels into the ground on this critical project – one that local communities have been asking to get built for decades.”
Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd. is the successful bidder to design and construct the new bridge which will allow County of Simcoe Road 4 (Yonge Street) between 8th Line and 9th Line to cross over the future Bradford Bypass. The project will also include widening County Road 4 from two to four lanes.
To continue advancing progress between the Bradford Bypass project and the County of Simcoe’s planned expansion work on County Road 4, an agreement has been signed to better coordinate the construction approach, which will save taxpayer dollars, avoid throw-away costs, optimize the work required to improve local gridlock and reduce the risk of construction delays.
Construction on the new bridge is expected to begin in late 2022 with an expected completion date by late fall 2024.