Inauguration of Bellerive Road in Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande
News Release
Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Quebec - September 26, 2016
Residents of the Municipality of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande now benefit from the improvements made to Bellerive Road, thanks to joint financing from the governments of Canada and Quebec. This initiative will help to improve the residents' quality of life and sustain the region's economic growth for years to come.
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, as well as Jean D'Amour, Minister for Maritime Affairs, Minister responsible for the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and Member for Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata, on behalf of Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Minister of Public Safety and Minister responsible for the Montréal region, highlighted the inauguration of the new Bellerive Road in the Municipality of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, together with Mayor Jean-Marc Belzile.
The road infrastructure work consisted mainly of the rehabilitation of the Bellerive Road in Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande. This work had a total estimated cost of $426,459, which was funded through the federal Gas Tax Fund and a contribution from the Government of Quebec.
A total contribution of $498,279 was granted to the Municipality of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande for infrastructure projects, for the period spanning from 2014 to 2018. This amount, funded by the federal Gas Tax Fund and a contribution from the Government of Quebec, is broken down as follows:
- Federal government share: $352,782
- Quebec government share: $145,497
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"The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of investing in infrastructure to create well-paying jobs and support sustained economic growth. The federal Gas Tax Fund is a flexible financing program that allows communities to assign federal funds to priority infrastructure projects. Ensuring that people can get to where they need to go, safely and efficiently, is essential to economic growth. I am pleased to see that this financing made it possible to improve Bellerive Road and thus to improve residents' quality of life for years to come."
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
"The Quebec government is proud to invest in infrastructure projects like Bellerive Road, which we are inaugurating today in Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande. The reconstruction of this road will provide better access for drivers, while enhancing safety and traffic flow. It demonstrates our commitment to improving, in a tangible and sustainable way, the community infrastructures which are essential to the quality of life of our citizens."
Jean D’Amour, Minister for Maritime Affairs, Minister responsible for the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and Member for Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata, on behalf of Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Minister of Public Safety and Minister responsible for the Montréal region
Associated Links
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Investing in Canada, the Government of Canada's new $120 billion infrastructure plan.
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The Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund.
Contacts
Sources
Brook Simpson
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
613-219-0149
brook.simpson@Canada.ca
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Municipal Affairs
and Land Use,
Minister of Public Security and
Minister of Montréal region
418-691-2050
Marc Lapointe
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister for Transport and the Implementation of the Maritime Strategy and
Minister responsible for the
Bas-Saint-Laurent region
418-580-9754
Information
Caroline St-Pierre
Communications Branch
Department of Municipal Affairs
and Land Occupancy
Department of Public Safety
418-691-2015, extension 3746
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
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