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pfcaiasaa rji tirjj if is v2v 7 by patrick casey staff writer the provincial government will commit 37 million 10 resurface a 10kilorhetre stretch of hwy 48 in northern york region the contract awarded to king citys kj beamish construction company ltd includes resurfacing of hwy 48 j to design me project vnth me new bndgemcludedm the con from 14 kilometres east of york road 18 to just west 6fyork 5j i t vlj lilij lc vvii road 23 the tender alsoincludes repairs to the pefferlaw brook bridgeand the cnr overhead structure both located westbfroad23 jrfah jncreasirigly global economygbod highways truly c 5 arefoads to prosperitysjransportation ministry david jturnbiill said in a press release on tuesday the ontario governmentcontinues to invest insafe and 4 efficient highways tojsupport jobs and growth across ontario ifr v xthe investment is part jof the governments fiveyear 20- billion superbiiild initiative s workms scheduled tojsegin immediately and should be completednextspringv v this stretcliof hwy48 fairies a high volume of local commuter and jcottage traffic especially in thesummer months said york north mppjulia munro transitway to get environmental assessment r it region hascorhrnitted 30000 to conduct anenvi- t rorimental assessment for a proposed transitway in thecom- jdbi between hwy7 and hwy 407 identified by the gfeater toronto services board as a tran sit corridor of gtawide significance the transitway would use high occupancy vehicle lanes across hwy 7 as well as wider bus lanes and station platforms for awaiting and departing riders the region has already started the first stage of an environ mental assessment of the yorige street transitway the trans- portationjcomrnitteejast week agreed 2 begin theassess- r ment of the hwy 7 corridor at the same time studies begin for the widening of the road east of woodbine avenue to scitferras road in markham r t the markham section of hwy 7 currently exists as a five j lanejroad includihgacentre left rum lane jbut estimated j future growth of traffic indicates the need- fop additional capacity in the existing 10year road program the portion west of warden avenue is scheduled for construction in 2002 while the section east of warden will be upgradedin 20061howeyer regional staff e reviewing the possibility ofadvancing the construction timetables to commenceboth projects within two years i i suring four metres wide and four metres high under the road regions cmef administrative officer u 1 aseparatestandardaainageculvertwasalsoproposedfor combined with appropriate fencingto direct animals storm water costing 350000 in total paling incomparisoh to j toward the passage the bridge may reduce the potential for the more than 6 million estimated cost of thebriginalprb vdlifefatamescrossmgbaywewa posal for a 180metre long bridge spanning the entire valley risk of personal mjury accidents resulting from collisions meanwhile the region has now committed up to 80000 between vehicles and animals l tvi j tjl i i j -1- j- j jl altlibugh the project is nbw125 million oyer original esti mates therttwill besufecient funds irf the 2000roads capital vthis is quite a change and more fitting with the whole budget rafter jdelays forced several budgeted projects to be scopebfwhat is happenmg in me ion said alan wells the deferred until next year i 1 v bridge will help save forest x york regions transportation and works committee has agreed to construct a l6million concrete girder bridge to help save a valley in richmond hills jefferson forest the 70metre pjecast bridge will comprise part of the baywew avenue extension project will allow pedestrian and wildlife to travel between jeffefsonforest andthe bond 1 lake community t r l v last weeks decision was sharp reversal frpm january when regionafpoliticians rejected a suggestion to build jthe bridge instead electing to create a 62rrietre box culvert mea- tl a il- tots art jua afrvfcftbe ever loojtvcrrttattd tunates aat tbnaten at ftref tfmot than 2 mutton canadian mmomtn and tblurtnttor 35 years inmp tbt canadian uutr foundation bat been kadtng tbejigbt afiilxu utr disease and k 6ntimvc wt one stmpkaa of kindness can to 13qoyo9sbwt suht 901 toconto ontario imtim 140m6m4s3 6