Ottawa traffic: Ontario announces funding to build Hwy. 416 interchange in Barrhaven [Video]

The Ontario government is investing $5 million to build a new highway interchange on Highway 416 in Barrhaven.

Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria is in Ottawa on Friday to announce the new interchange at Highway 416 and Barnsdale Road.

“The new interchange at Highway 416 and Barnsdale Road will help local residents and other drivers get where they need to go faster and more conveniently,” Sarkaria said.

“Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government will continue to invest in the roads and bridges that we need to keep Ontario moving.”

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Plans to build the new highway interchange were first announced in last month’s Ontario budget, and have been in the works for years. The province and the city of Ottawa signed an agreement for the new interchange in 2022, which covered the environmental assessment for …