Construction work has begun on the new Bradford Bypass, the long-promised four-lane highway designed to cut travel times across York Region and Simcoe County by up to 35 minutes.
Officially designated as Highway 425, the project will provide steady employment for hundreds of Operating Engineers, among the 2,200 jobs it will support annually. Once complete, the 16.3-kilometre highway will run from Hwy. 400 in the west to Hwy. 404 in the east.
Toronto Area Supervisor Justin O’Neill (pictured far right) took part in today’s groundbreaking ceremony in Bradford, alongside (L-R) Mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury, James Leduc, Mayor of East Gwillimbury, Virginia Hackson, executive director of RCCAO, Nadia Todorova, Minister of Transportation, Prabmeet Sarkaria, Premier Doug Ford, York-Simcoe MPP, Minister of Francophone Affairs and President of the Treasury Board, Caroline Mulrooney, executive director of TARBA, Raly Chakarova, ORBA senior director of government and public affairs, Steven Crombie, and executive director of GTSWA, Patrick McManus.
The project is expected to be completed in 2030.
