Ontario residents to benefit from local road upgrades and other transportation infrastructure improvements
News release
Ottawa, Ontario, September 6, 2019—Investing in modern transportation infrastructure is vital to connecting communities and ensuring that Canadians get to work, school and essential services on time and back home safely at the end of a long day.
Today, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development announced funding for seven projects to improve roads, bridges, and docks in Ontario.
The municipalities of Central Frontenac, Pelham, West Elgin, Warwick, and Serpent River First Nation will see significant reconstruction projects on their roadways. In addition, upgrades will be made to the Windigo Island dock and Beechwood Bridge in North Middlesex.
These projects will improve safety for drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and boaters.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $7.5 million in the seven projects through the Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The Province of Ontario will contribute over $4.4 million, with municipalities and First Nations responsible for the remaining costs.
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“Improving transportation infrastructure helps ensure Canadians have more time to spend with their families every day. Once complete, these important road and transportation upgrades in Ontario will result in safer and more efficient ways for residents and visitors to travel.”
The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development
Quick facts
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Through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan, the Government of Canada is investing more than $180 billion over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes, and Canada’s rural and northern communities.
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$2 billion of this funding is supporting infrastructure projects that meet the unique needs of rural and northern communities like facilities to support food security, local access roads and enhanced broadband connectivity.
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The federal share of investments for communities with fewer than 5,000 residents covers 60% of the total costs.
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More than $10.1 billion of this funding is supporting trade and transportation projects, including $5 billion available for investment through the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
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On June 27, 2019, the Government of Canada launched two new strategies: Canada’s Connectivity Strategy, which commits to connect all Canadians to high-speed internet, and Canada’s first Rural Economic Development Strategy, which will spur economic growth and create good, middle class jobs for rural Canadians across the country.
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The Rural Economic Development Strategy leverages ongoing federal investments and provides a vision for the future, identifying practical steps to take in the short term, and serving as a foundation to guide further work.
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