Infrastructure Ontario has finalized a public-private partnership contract to perform various improvements to a section of the Queen Elizabeth Way and the Credit River Bridge in the Greater Toronto Area with a joint venture team led known as EDCO and which is led by EllisDon and Coco Paving.

The design, build and finance contract is worth nearly $314 million. The QEW and Credit River Improvement project extends approximately 2.6 kilometres from west of Hurontario Street to west of Mississauga Road in Mississauga.

"Our EDCO team is eager to get started on this exciting project and provide a better way for Ontarians to commute and get to where they need to be," said EllisDon senior vice-president Max Mantha.

The EDCO team also includes designers AECOM Canada Ltd.

The QEW and Credit River improvement project will include construction of a new twin bridge north of the existing Credit River Bridge; rehabilitation of the existing Credit River Bridge; widening and improving the QEW; replacing the Mississauga Road overpass; improving/reconfiguring the Mississauga Road interchange, and constructing active transportation crossings (and associated trail infrastructure) at the QEW and over the Credit River.

"The QEW and Credit River project is a key infrastructure project required to ensure the movement of goods and people to their ultimate destinations faster and easier,” said Jenny Coco, CEO of Coco Paving.

This project will also generate employment opportunities and produce significant benefits for commuters, including managing traffic congestion, reducing travel times and moving people and goods more effectively within the QEW corridor.

Construction work is expected to start in early 2021. The majority of the labour will come from the Greater Toronto Area, with approximately 150 workers on site at the peak of construction.

The project is expected to be fully complete by mid-2025.