Border Infrastructure Fund

Project Descriptions

• British Columbia
• New Brunswick
• Ontario
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• National

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British Columbia

Improvements to Knight Street in Vancouver (announced commitment of $2 million)

Construction of left turn bays for all approaches at 6th Avenue, 33rd Avenue, 49th Avenue and 57th Avenue. Knight Street is the most heavily used truck route in Vancouver and is a key regional connection between Vancouver, Richmond, Delta, Surrey and the United States.

• Canada - British Columbia Investments to Kicking Horse Canyon and Improve Highway Access to Border Crossings

Lower Mainland Border Crossings (announced commitment of $88 million)

Helps reduce bottlenecks at the Douglas/Blaine and Huntingdon/Sumas border crossings, which are two of Canada's major border crossings, while making them safer than ever.

• Canada - British Columbia Investments to Kicking Horse Canyon and Improve Highway Access to Border Crossings

New Brunswick

St-Stephen - Calais Highway Access and Border Crossing (announced commitment of $30 million)

At St. Stephen, the new crossing increases border efficiency and significantly eases congestion by taking international truck traffic out of the downtown area.

• Canada and New Brunswick Invest $95 Million to Improve Border Crossings

Ontario

Fort Erie Peace Bridge Approaches (announced commitment of $21 million)

The Peace Bridge in Fort Erie is Canada's third busiest crossing for passenger vehicles and trucks. Enhancements include security and technology at the bridge and updates to the commercial vehicle processing centre, resulting in increased movement of goods and people to and from the United States and Canada.

•  Ceremony to Mark Completion of U.S. Plaza Improvements at Peace Bridge

Ontario Highways - Niagara and Sarnia (announced commitment of $133 million)

In addition to improvements for drivers and residents in the Niagara and Sarnia Regions, the highway improvements help to reduce traffic congestion and improve trade for Canadian businesses who rely on the QEW as the major trade corridor for Canada-U.S. border crossings.

• Funding agreements set to improve highways and bridges in Niagara, Sarnia and London

Windsor Gateway (announced commitment of $150 million)

Investments to improve road safety, speed up the flow of cross-border traffic, and improve the trade corridor. Windsor is the single-most important border crossing point between Canada and the U.S. More than 20 million cars, trucks and buses travel through the city each year. In 2001 alone, this two-way merchandise trade totaled over CDN$140 billion.

•  City of Windsor: Border Infrastructure Fund
  

Windsor - VACIS (announced commitment of $4.1 million)

The VACIS system is an effective, safe and flexible means of rail cargo inspection. It scans the contents of freight cars as trains roll by at no more than 7 to 10 km per hour, causing minimal disruption to the flow of goods at border crossing inspection stations. A one-mile long train can be scanned in about 10 minutes.

• The Government of Canada and Canadian Pacific Railway Make Joint Investment to Increase Security at North America's Busiest Trade Gateway

Quebec

Autoroute 55 (announced commitment of $7.5 million)

Construction of a third highway lane along a 2 km stretch towards the border to accommodate trucks waiting to enter the U.S., the redesign of the intersection of Highway 247, and the installation of intelligent transportation systems to manage traffic and construction of a highway control area.

• Government of Canada Confirms New Investments of $269 Million in Quebec's Transportation Infrastructure
  

Highway 35 (announced commitment of $13 million)

The extension of Highway 35 between Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Philipsburgh, at the Vermont border, will complete the highway system in the trade corridor between Montréal and Boston and improve safety.

•  Transports Québec: Autoroute 35 - Parachèvement (in French only)

Route 173/Autoroute 73 (announced commitment of $51.5 million)

Highway 73 and Highway 173 are located along the Quebec-Maine border route. This priority for highway infrastructure funding involves the construction of a 34.6 km section of Highway 73 located between Saint-Joseph and Saint-Georges. The part between Saint-Georges and the Maine border includes improvements to the present Highway 173.

•  Transports Québec: Autoroute Robert-Cliche (73) - Prolongement (in French only)

Saskatchewan

North Portal Border Crossing & Highway Approaches (announced commitment of $5 million)

This major contribution toward twinning helps accelerate the twinning schedule, save lives, and increase economic opportunities in Saskatchewan. The project rehabilitates segments of the highway between Weyburn and the US Border to ensure the consistent movement of people and freight between Canada and US.

• Prime Minister Chrétien and Premier Calvert Announce $164 Million to Improve Highways in Saskatchewan

National

CAN-SIM (announced commitment of $3 million)

The CAN-SIM is a modelling tool - a computer-based animated representation of traffic flow through a land border crossing that simulates the physical layout of the land border crossing, the functions of the border agencies and other infrastructure related activities, and generates information such as wait times. This analytical & forecasting tool helps provide the Government of Canada with better information on which to base investment and operational decisions. It uses technology and experience from the development of the U.S. Border Wizard.