Highway 138 improvements inch closer as Parsons Inc. takes on design work

The long-awaited safety improvements for Highway 138 have entered the next phase of development.The Township of North Stormont and Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) announced on Aug. 5 that engineering firm Parsons Inc. has been awarded the contract to move ahead with a detailed design and environmental assessment for a series of proposed improvements along the main artery connecting Cornwall and Highway 417.The design work will focus on two stretches of passing lanes and several