The Ontario government has announced the start of major construction works on the Bradford Bypass.

Construction of the new four-lane highway, which is expected to reduce travel times across York Region and Simcoe County, will support 2,200 jobs annually and contribute up to $286 million to Ontario’s GDP.

“With major construction underway on the Bradford Bypass, we’ve reached a historic milestone in our plan to give relief to commuters from some of the most congested highways in North America,” said Premier Doug Ford. “We will continue to invest in our $236 billion plan to build, including the Bradford Bypass, Highway 413 and the 401 tunnel, saving drivers and businesses across Ontario time and money.”

Construction crews led by The Miller Group, have broken ground on the west section of the Bradford Bypass at Sideroad 10, where work is beginning to build the divided highway from west of Artesian Industrial Parkway to Highway 400.

The work includes building interchanges at Sideroad 10 and County Road 4, replacing the bridge at Highway 400 and Line 9 and adding a new freeway-to-freeway interchange connecting the Bradford Bypass to Highway 400.

Crews have already completed tree clearing along the west section of the bypass and built a temporary detour at Sideroad 10 to support construction of the new bridge and interchange.

Once complete, the 16.3-kilometre highway will run from Highway 400 in the west to Highway 404 in the east. The road will be designated as Highway 425.

Last year, the province awarded contracts for the detail design of the central and east sections of the Bradford Bypass to WSP Canada Inc. and Stantec Consulting Ltd. The province also named Jacobs Consultancy Canada Inc. & Egis Canada Ltd. to serve in joint venture as program management consultant for the full project.

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