Ward to Downtown Bridges and how they affect the Trans Canada Trail – The Ward Residents Association

Arial rendering of the Macdonell Bridge, Metrolinx (GXR) bridge, and the Guelph Junction Railway bridge (lower left) spanning the Speed River. To the left of the GJR rail bridge is the proposed Ward to Downtown Footbridge. Passing underneath is the proposed shared use path under the other bridges.

Ward to Downtown Bridges and how they affect the Trans Canada Trail

If the new Ward to Downtown bridge isn’t built long enough to allow the Trans Canada Trail to pass underneath it, the TC trail under the bridges project could be killed. All the pieces of the puzzle must be done in the correct order and the extension of the Ward to downtown bridge is the first that needs to be done.