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Northerners applaud funding for long awaited road through Arctic tundra
Two federal announcements this week are expected to kick-start a long-awaited road into the heart of the Canadian Arctic that would lower grocery costs for northern families and unlock billions of dollars in mineral resources. Transport Minister Marc Garneau pledged…
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Funding for Sarnia-Lambton corridor improvements
Sarnia, ON — Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced a major investment of $6 million for a project in the Sarnia-Lambton corridor and Port of Sarnia, which will increase the efficiency of moving Canadian goods to international markets. Improvements to…
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Vancouver port to get $102M in transportation infrastructure funds
Vancouver, BC — The Federal government announced a major investment of $102 million for five projects that will increase efficiency at the Port of Vancouver and move Canadian goods to international markets. The projects are: $42.7 million to consolidate the operations…
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CTA unveils infrastructure wish list
Ottawa, ON — Every year the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), in concert with Provincial Trucking Association partners, issues its list of major infrastructure priorities. The focus of the list is aimed at projects which will improve Canada’s internal and international road-based…
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Senate Committee calls for improvements to trucking routes and border infrastructure
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry released its new report this week titled Made in Canada: Growing Canada’s value-added food sector, which highlighted the central role trucking plays in the agriculture and food sector. CTA appeared before the…
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Railway to be built to connect Alaska to Canada and Lower 48
Anchorage, AK — The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) and the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation (A2A) have established a Master Agreement of Cooperation toward building a 1,500-mile connection between the Alaska Railroad and Canadian railroads that also serve the…
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Montreal’s costly new Champlain Bridge opens to northbound traffic
Montreal, QC — Six months late and millions of dollars over budget, Montreal’s new Samuel De Champlain Bridge opened to northbound traffic Monday morning, officially beginning the replacement of its crumbling but very busy predecessor. Federal Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne…
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New Brunswick port gets $17M to increase capacity
Belledune, NB — Transport Canada announced a major investment of $17 million to increase capacity at the Port of Belledune to move Canadian goods to international markets The project includes filling in the water gap between Terminals 3 and 4 to…
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Quebec terminal to get $6.6M in upgrades
Sept-Îles, QC — The Federal government announced an investment of $6.6 million aimed at improving the infrastructure of the Pointe aux Basques terminal, which will support the long-term extensive development of the mining industry and help local businesses to compete…
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Germany experimenting with eHighway for electric trucks
Leipzig, Germany – Early efforts to electrify trucks have largely involved plugging into charging stations or filling fuel cells with hydrogen. But one initiative in Germany seems to have more in common with a street car, drawing energy from overhead wires. A…
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Hamilton airport to get funding for infrastructure upgrades
Hamilton, ON — Hamilton’s John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport is getting a major investment from the federal government to help move Canadian goods to international markets. The $18.5 million investment will upgrade the airport’s two main runways, supporting taxiways…
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Valleyfield port to get $24M in funding for expansion project
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC — The governments of Canada and Quebec announced $24 million in funding for the Valleyfield Port Expansion Project. The purpose of this project is to solidify the port’s strategic position within the Canadian and Quebec commercial port system…