As the Ford government barrels ahead with a fresh feasibility study on whether a traffic-transit tunnel can be built under Highway 401 , Ontario’s labour minister has already told a PC-friendly union that it would eventually benefit from the construction contract.

As part of the Fall Economic Statement, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the government allocated $9.1 million to WSP Canada Inc. to study the project , including the length and potential cost of the congestion-relieving expressway.

While the feasibility study could take more than a year to complete, it appears the Ford government has already promised Ontario’s largest construction trade union that its members will be tunnelling under Highway 401.

The Labourers International Union of North America (LiUNA), w

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