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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 13, 2007 - 7 QEW expansion sparks local road improvements The Town has committed about $9.3 million to undertake a number of municipal reconstruction projects, in co-ordination with the provincial expansion of the QEW. The infrastructure improvements, to be completed over the coming four years, include: · Expansion of the Fourth Line highway overpass to accommodate QEW improvements. The new bridge will feature dedicated on-road cycle lanes, improved pedestrian facilities and additional traffic lanes to accommodate future demand. The province will fund replacement of the overpass, while the town will pay for planned upgrades. Construction will require the closure of Fourth Line over the QEW for up to 12 months, beginning near the end of 2007. · Realignment and widening of the North Service Road at Fourth Line to accommodate a longer bridge structure. The province will fund the road replacement, with the town paying for upgrades. · Relocation of the western abutment of the QEW/Sixteen Mile Creek bridge to accommodate future improvements to Kerr Street. The Town will pay for the cost of the work. About 80 per cent of the Town's cost for the infrastructure work will be paid for with development charges. Ongoing work by the provincial Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to widen the QEW bridges over Bronte and Sixteen-Mile creeks is expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2007. Widening work will begin between Burloak Drive and Third Line this summer, while an MTO tender for widening work between Third Line and Trafalgar Road will soon be issued. New bylaw muscles out transit competition It's now illegal for anyone except Oakville Transit to run a public transportation system within the town. A newly-approved town bylaw aims to deter a private transportation operator that has been eyeing lucrative bus routes in Oakville, as well as in Brampton and Mississauga. A town report notes that a private service could simply target Oakville Transit's most profitable routes, without taking any responsibility for servicing other areas of the town, and that could have "severe consequences for the continued viability of Oakville Transit." Oakville Transit's two highest ridership routes account for about 28 per cent of total revenue generated by the service. "Any significant loss of revenue from these two routes would not only affect their cost recovery, but adversely affect the cost recovery of our entire system," says the report. THE 2007 VOLVO C70. AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON, IT TRANSFORMS FROM A COUPE TO A CONVERTIBLE IN UNDER 30 SECONDS. A 218 HP, 2.5-LITRE TURBOCHARGED ENGINE ADDS EXHILARATING PERFORMANCE TO THE ALREADY LUXURIOUS STYLING. FOR MORE DETAILS, VISIT US TODAY. 4.5 2007 VOLVO C70 % $ * 721 LEASE PER MO. LEASE RATE 48 MOS. W. BRONTE RD. PACIFIC RD. Q.E.W. E. 3RD LINE SOUTH SERVICE RD. WYECROFT RD. WHAT LOC AL BUSINESS SEARCH C AN WALK AND TALK? AS K T H E G OR I L L A . CHECK OUT VIDEO COMMERCIALS AND ANIMATED TALKING CHARACTERS ON brought to you by: