Highway 400 on-ramp from Essa Road in Barrie to reopen this week
Construction on the new interchange at Essa Road and Highway 400 is progressing with crews conducting bridge and road work on the 400 southbound lanes. During the construction, traffic has been diverted via Veteran's Drive and Mapleview Drive West.
The City anticipates the on-ramp to reopen Thursday.
Additionally, the carpool lot at Fairview and Essa Roads reopened, but the lot on Ardagh Road has since closed, and will remain closed until the end of July.
The Ministry of Transportation is overseeing the extensive project, which has included widening Essa Road to six lanes between Bryne Drive/Ardagh Road and Fairview Road. The transformation is designed to improve traffic flow in an ever-growing city.
The Ministry expects the project to wrap up this fall.
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