Ottawa Adds $62M to Funding for Queenston Lewiston Bridge Overhaul

(The Canadian Press)

A major overhaul of the Canadian plaza at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge got a big boost from Ottawa on Wednesday. Niagara Falls MP Rob Nicholson announced the federal government will kick in $62 million to assist the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission with the final half of the project.

The $130-million makeover is aimed at making one of Canada's busiest border crossings more efficient.

Bridge commission general manager Tom Garlock says the changes are geared toward improving bridge operations in an ever-changing tourism and trade industry. The planned improvements include new inspection facilities, a new animal inspection facility, and additional passenger primary inspection lanes.

Garlock says work is expected to start immediately and should be complete by early to mid-2011.
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