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c economist sunmburk transportation thursday aug 17 2000 it s a leases fin rates as low as on 2000 cavalier commuters ministry bymikeadler staff writer not to worry work to widen hwy 404 north of major mackenzie drive wont make your morning commute worse than usual the ontario ministry of transportation says we will be making every effort to maintain two lanes in eachdirection ministry spokesperson will mackenzie vowed thisweek brennan paving part of the markhambased miller group was the 116million contract to turnthe fourlane fes -mmjss- stretch from major mackenzie to bloomington sidersad intqv ggsi six lanes by fall 2001 crews began recently topave highway fgwrpus3mdt shoulders a first step in shifting the lanes awayfrdmthe k jfcspwss construction zone a spokesperson for brennan paving said thepublic could face siriglelane restrictions at night from lime to timev work is also continuing on a new ramp designed to ease the v frequent bottlenecks for hwy 401 drivers exiting for the north bound 404 mackenzie said v-v- further widening v i meanwhile minister david turnbull is said to be close to announcing a further widening or northward extension of the highway we are continuing our planning process andean 1 announcement will be coming in due course mackenzie- said 1 last year an extension of hwy 404 from drive in newmarket to green lane herald road was said to jbesched- uled to start this year and the provinces environment ministry was reviewing a further extension of the highway through east gwillimburytoravenshoeroad widening of the highway from bloomington and aurora road was also being considered construction is expected to begin next year on a new com- plete 404 inferchangeat 16th avenue in markham the province recently agreed to build it when york region offered topayrrriillionofthe4millioncost we need some of these things now arid if thprovince is not prepared to pay for them it looks like we have to do it our- selveis regional councillor gprd landon vicechairperson of the regions transportation committee said this week full access at 16th where only a partiallriterchange riow- exists will take some pressure off other roads and improve traffic flow on the highway he said it will distribute the traffic a little better than it has august 24 25 26 l6amto4pm visit our customer service centre to receive gifts- i5sayings at participating stores plusa free insulated travel mug f v withmin 15 purchase from any markham town square retailer while quantities last 1 h discover more savings at future shops and loblaws sidewalksales r r