The Ontario government has awarded the contract for the detail design of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Garden City Skyway Bridge Twinning Project to a consortium led by Dragados Canada Inc., Construction Demathieu & Bard Techno, and Green Infrastructure Partners.

Skyway Bridging Partners will complete the design for the bridge, road, ramps and utility relocation. When finished, the new four-lane, 2.2-kilometre bridge will carry Toronto-bound traffic over the Welland Canal. The existing bridge will then be rehabilitated to carry Niagara-bound traffic. Twinning the Garden City Skyway will support thousands of good-paying jobs, including engineers and heavy equipment operators and labourers.

The Garden City Skyway connects the Niagara Region’s three international bridge crossings with the United States to the rest of Ontario and supporting the movement of more than $1.1 trillion in goods throughout the Greater Golden Horseshoe every year.

The existing bridge, which was built in 1963, requires critical rehabilitation to maintain its structural integrity and service life. Closing multiple lanes for several years to complete the work would lead to significant congestion. Constructing a new twin bridge will ensure traffic flow is maintained during the rehabilitation of the existing bridge deck and will support any future expansion of the QEW and growth in the area.

“As President Trump’s tariffs continue to target families and businesses nationwide, it has never been more important to protect Ontario by investing in the transportation infrastructure that will strengthen our province for years to come,” said Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria.

The Garden City Skyway carries over 100,000 trucks and vehicles daily along the QEW, a critical trade route for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, which is home to two-thirds of Ontario’s population and transports $1.16 trillion in goods annually on its highways. The Skyway also provides a key link to Niagara Falls, Canada’s top tourist destination, which welcomes 12 million visitors per year.

By 2051, the Greater Golden Horseshoe population is estimated to grow from 10 million to almost 15 million people. Over the same period, the region’s employment figures will grow from almost five million to seven million jobs.