The Ministry of Transportation has awarded a large construction contract to the  Dufferin Construction Company to widen the QEW through the City of St. Catharines. HCI has been selected to administer this contract on behalf of the MTO. This website will serve as an information guide to all stakeholders for the duration of the project, which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2011.

This section of the QEW is the last remaining section between Toronto and Niagara Falls that has not been widened to a six-lane cross-section.  The purpose of the project is to provide improvements to this section of the QEW by widening from four to six lanes, constructing a median tall wall barrier and new storm drainage system, reconstructing / re-configuring interchange ramps, rehabilitating, widening or replacement of structures, and providing full illumination to address safety, operational and capacity concerns.

The work is scheduled to be completed in 5 stages starting in the spring of 2007 and completing  by the summer of 2011

Recent News

Open Access Session #4

Open Access Session #4 is scheduled for Thursday April 24, 2008 at 7:00pm at the Howard Johnson Hotel in St. Catharines

We look forward to seeing you there.

Commencing Sunday April 20, 2008 for a period of up to one week, the Martindale Road bridge spanning the QEW will be closed to vehicular traffic between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. During this period, traffic will be detoured via the South Service Road, Third Street Louth and Lakeshore Road West; however, Emergency Services (fire, police and ambulance) will be permitted to cross the bridge at all times during the closure. Vehicular traffic will be permitted on the bridge between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. The closure is required in order to facilitate work associated with the QEW widening project. If you require further information related to this closure, please contact us.

Press Release - Martindale Road Closure