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Pioneer awarded highway contract

Pioneer Construction has been awarded an $8.4-million contract for highway work on Highway 71 near Sioux Narrows. The road will be resurfaced and drainage will be improved along 26 kilometres of highway. Work is expected to be completed in the fall.

Pioneer Construction has been awarded an $8.4-million contract for highway work on Highway 71 near Sioux Narrows.

The road will be resurfaced and drainage will be improved along 26 kilometres of highway. Work is expected to be completed in the fall.

In 1936, the world's longest single-span timber bridge was built on Highway 71 at Sioux Narrows. The 64-metre structure was in service until 2003, and was replaced by a new bridge with a steel beam deck in 2006-2007. The historic timber truss was preserved and incorporated into the new bridge as a decorative feature.

According to the province, this funding is part of the largest infrastructure investment in Ontario’s history — more than $130 billion over 10 years, which will support more than 110,000 jobs per year on average, with projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems, schools and hospitals across the province.

The government’s plan to build Ontario up is supported by a number of initiatives, including broadening the ownership of Hydro One — an approach that raises billions for infrastructure.