Construction Begins on 2nd Road to Ring of Fire Mineral Deposit in Northwest Ontario

Construction begins on 2nd road to Ring of Fire mineral deposit in northwest Ontario

Construction is starting on another road the Ontario government hopes will connect the provincial highway network to the Ring of Fire mineral deposit in the James Bay lowlands. Premier Doug Ford and several provincial officials visited Marten Falls First Nation on Monday to mark the milestone for the Marten Falls Community Access Road. Here's the latest on the project.

Ring of Fire road groundbreakings continue with Marten Falls visit

Premier Doug Ford and two of his senior ministers were in Marten Falls First Nation on Monday to celebrate construction on the Marten Falls Community Access Road.

Construction begins on 184-km Marten Falls Community Access Road

Ontario Construction News staff writer Construction has started on the Marten Falls Community Access Road, a 184-kilometre all-season road that will connect Marten Falls First Nation to Ontario’s provincial highway network for the first time. The road is scheduled to open by November 2031, four years ahead of its previous schedule. It is the longest […] The post Construction begins on 184-km Marten Falls Community Access Road appeared first on O…

Ontario, Marten Falls First Nation Break Ground on Ring 2026

MARTEN FALLS FIRST NATION — Today, Premier Doug Ford, Marten Falls First Nation Chief Bruce Achneepineskum, Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation and Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships and Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation celebrated the start of construction on the Marten Falls Community Access Road, another historic milestone in the government’…