OTTAWA – Funding has been announced for the expansion of Highway 417.

The federal government is contributing up to 50 per cent of the total cost of the project, to a maximum of $47.57 million, with the province chipping in the rest.

The project would see the highway expand from six to eight lanes for three kilometers, between Maitland Avenue and Island Park Drive.

The work also includes the rehabilitation and expansion of the Merivale Road Bridge.