Ontario Advances Construction to Expand Garden City Skyway

Our government is advancing the expansion of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Garden City Skyway, issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to build a new four-lane, 2.2-kilometre bridge across the Welland Canal. The RFP also includes the rehabilitation and full deck replacement of the current bridge connecting St. Catharines and Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Once complete, each bridge will have four lanes with the new bridge carrying Toronto-bound traffic and the upgraded existing bridge carrying Niagara-bound traffic.

The twin bridges will help keep people and goods moving and provide a crucial link between Ontario’s international border crossings and the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

With the population of the Greater Golden Horseshoe expected to reach almost 15 million people over the next 30 years, our government is building the roads and bridges needed to reduce gridlock, connect communities, and improve people’s access to jobs, housing, health care and education.