Teranorth Construction and Engineering wins the contract to widen Highway 11/17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon.

The $107 million contract includes $77 million in provincial funding and $30 million in federal funding.

The project will also include:

Twinning 14.4 kilometres of Highway 11/17 starting east of Highway 587 easterly towards Nipigon
Two new bridges over Pearl River (one eastbound and one westbound)
New alignment of Highway 11/17 south of the existing highway at Pearl River
Realignment of municipal road connections at West Loon Road/Mirror Lake Road, East Loon Road, Silver Lake Road and Road No. 5 South
Two new concrete culverts at Oyster Creek
Drainage improvements
New lighting at new municipal road intersections and four to two lane transitions

The work to twin the highway will begin this fall and is expected to be completed by 2026.