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Phase 1 of Highway 17 widening project completed
The scope of work included building a new interchange to carry Calabogie Road traffic over Highway 417.
Report finds Waterloo infrastructure funding gap is $54 million annually
Staff warn in a new report that funding isn’t increased, some assets such as roads, facilities and bridges will deteriorate to “very poor” condition in the next 25 years.
New Ontario bill takes aim at locate charges
The Building Infrastructure Safely Act, 2023 would prohibit underground infrastructure owners and operators from charging fees to locate buried utilities.
NextStar expects up to 900 foreign workers to help build Windsor battery plant
The company says the construction company it has contracted to build the plant will employ 1,600 Canadian tradespeople directly and through subcontractors.
IO selects Colliers for project-management role
The company will provide project- and program-management services for capital repair and ministry-funded projects with values of up to $20 million.